Speaker says no provisions to change Opposition Leader
Posted by Editor on August 10, 2018 - 11:51 am
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed Parliament today that according to the Constitution as well as Parliament tradition, he has no authority to change the Opposition Leader.
A letter signed by 8 UPFA MPs had been submitted to the Speaker on July 30 requesting to appoint UPFA MP Dinesh Gunawardene as the Leader of the Opposition, as the party is represented by 70 MPs in the Parliament.
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Drug kingpin ‘Wele Suda’ and associates sentenced for money laundering January 15, 2025
- 12-hour water cut in Colombo tomorrow January 15, 2025
- Motorcycle gunmen open fire on house in Dodangoda January 15, 2025
- Sri Lanka to launch Digital National Identity Cards in January 2025 January 14, 2025
- President Dissanayake receives warm welcome upon arrival in Beijing for state visit January 14, 2025
The appointment of Mr Sampanthan as the Opposition Leader was unconstitutional in the first place !! Now the Speaker says he has no authority to correct the previous political appointment. Surely the Opposition has to resort to legal redress now.