16 September 2022 08:49 am Views - 101
MP Namal Rajapaksa might also get a portfolio
By Kelum Bandara
A few more Cabinet ministers are expected to be sworn in shortly, a Minister said.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said it would happen either this week or next week.
The Minister who is also the Chief Government Whip said MP Namal Rajapaksa might also get a portfolio.
Earlier, 37 MPs, mostly from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), were appointed state ministers.
The President can appoint 30 Cabinet ministers in keeping with the Constitution.