UNP No - Confidence motion to be debated on Friday

Uditha Kumarasinghe Irangika Range and Sandasen Marasinghe

Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara yesterday thanked the Government for giving priority to debate the UNP sponsored No-Confidence motion against the Government at its earliest.

The Speaker said he would have intervened in this matter if the Government refrained from debating this No-Confidence motion, “I don’t need to intervene as the Government has given priority to take up this No - confidence motion in Parliament as soon as possible”.

Leader of the House, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the Government has given its utmost priority to debate UNP’s No-confidence motion in the near future.”

Minister de Silva said this is a very good opportunity for the Government to show its clear majority and the political bankruptcy of the UNP.

According to the Minister, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to debate this No-confidence motion in Parliament on Friday (January 9 during the previous Party Leader’s meeting) Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardene said the Government was ready to debate the No-confidence motion at any time. Chief Opposition Whip Joseph Michael Perera said this is a very essential motion.