19 August 2022 09:25 am Views - 248
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara yesterday denied reports that he was to cross over to the government together with a large group of SJB MPs.
“I don’t intend to shift sides, as that kind of thing is not in my book. There was a time when my own party leaders told people not to vote for me, and still, I did not crossover. I was offered a ministerial portfolio in 2006, yet I declined it,” he recalled.
“However, there is a sinister move to divide SJB by interested groups. Forming an all-party government is one thing and dividing parties another thing,” he added. “We will support the government through Parliament committees without accepting ministerial portfolios,” he also said.