Monday, January 14, 2019

20 Parliamentarians have been decided to refrain from voting



W.K.PRASAD MANJU- JAN 12 2019

Nearly 20 Parliamentarians have been decided to refrain from voting to the expenditure heads of three United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarians at the budget debate to be held on March 2019, said a UNP Parliamentarian.

Accordingly it was decided to be refrain from voting to the expenditure heads of   Minister of Development Strategies, International Trade and Science and Technology Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Megapolis & Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka and Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, he opined.

He said that several UNP Parliamentarians have issues on these three Cabinet Ministers including not carrying out several policies of the Government and not serving to the UNP members fairly.

 He further said that it has been also reported regarding these three Ministers to the four member committee appointed by the Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe