30 May 2022 08:29 am Views - 153
Criterion to be developed for appointments
By Kelum Bandara
The appointment of state ministers is likely to be delayed over disagreements on the number of portfolios to be assigned , Daily Mirror learns . Daily Mirror learns that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa insists on the appointment of more than 30 state ministers whereas Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is for less than that number .
Besides,there are 40 MPs across the political divide clamoring for state ministry portfolios. In a bid to break the stalemate triggered over these aspects , the government has decided to work out a criterion for it . It is learnt that the appointment of them is likely to take place towards the middle of this week or later . Those who served in the previous Cabinet but not included in the present Cabinet are expected to get state ministry posts.