17 October 2022 09:47 am Views - 152
By Kelum Bandara
Around 40 MPs of the government will form a new political entity independent of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna(SLPP) , a top source said. These MPs include some Cabinet Ministers such as Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe .
The proposed party will continue to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Minister Ranasinghe has already resigned from the Polonnaruwa district leadership of SLPP .
According to the source , some MPs such as Diana Gamage and Aravinth Kumara who joined the government from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will team up with the new formation .
Two factions of MPs - one led by MP Dulles Alahapperuma and the other by MP Wimal Weerawansa - have already broken ranks with the government.These two groups now sit in the opposition , but the proposed party will continue to be part of the government.