16 SLFPers, Who Quit the Govt. to Sit in Parliament in Opposition Side

Parliament will meet for the first time tomorrow after it was prorogued last month.

Secretary General of  Parliament, Dammika Dasanayake said that the fresh seating arrangements will be in place in Parliament tomorrow to accommodate the 16 Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MPs who opted to sit in the Opposition after relinquishing their portfolios.

He said that the senior-most members of this group would be accommodated in the front row of the opposition benches.

President Maithripala Sirisena will inaugurate the session and outline the government’s policy for the remaining period of its term of office.