If receives support of 96 UPFA MPs Maithri says will form SLFP Govt

By Ravi Ladduwahetty-2018-01-28

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday threatened to form an SLFP Government, claiming that he was ready to do so, if all the 96 UPFA Members of Parliament were with him from now on.
"I can easily form an SLFP Government with all the 96 MPs, who were elected at the 8 August, 2017 Parliamentary elections supporting me, he told a Local Government polls rally in Ratnapura yesterday.

He also invited those, who were saying that they would support him, while having formed, to return to the SLFP, their original Party. He also said that what he had was the SLFP Blood and that he was vehemently opposed to crony capitalism, rampant corruption, feudalism and family bandyism.
He also said that he was taking action against corruption and not against the UNP or the SLFP.

He also said that he would be definitely appoint another probe commission to study the rampant corruption which took place at SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Air and that he would be issuing the gazette notification in that regard next week.

He added that he would be changing the institutional structures, so that the corrupt could be punished and he would be doing everything to fortify the SLFP after the 10 February Local Government polls. A large number of former UNP supporters and heavyweights in the Ratnapura District pledged their support to the President and joined the SLFP.