Minister of Nation Building S. M Chandrasena revealed that four MP s' will be joining the government next week. He revealed this during a press gathering at the at the Ministry auditorium in Kolpitty.
He further stated that these four MP s' have decided to join the government because the government has captured certain parts of the East from the LTTE and that they have vowed to carry on the government until April 2010.
It was said that the government has taken steps to give these four ministers a cabinet portfolio, 2 non cabinet portfolios and a deputy minister post even though there are some issues regarding the posts that are to be given, MP Chandrasekara expresses his confidence that those will be sorted soon.
He also said that due to this crossing over, the opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe might loose his 'opposition leadership' and that there is a possibility of him moving to another party and also that if he wants to secure his post the best thing is to support the government.
For a question raised by a journalist as to whether the rumor that some of the main ministers in the government will be joining the UNP and the SLFP Mahajana wing is true, he said that all the MPs' are pleased about the president for working to take over the east from the LTTE, due to that there is no news of any minister leaving the government. He also stated that the decision taken by Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyarachchi to leave the government is considered as a foolish decision and that there isn't any one in the government who would do such silly things any more.
He further stated that these four MP s' have decided to join the government because the government has captured certain parts of the East from the LTTE and that they have vowed to carry on the government until April 2010.
It was said that the government has taken steps to give these four ministers a cabinet portfolio, 2 non cabinet portfolios and a deputy minister post even though there are some issues regarding the posts that are to be given, MP Chandrasekara expresses his confidence that those will be sorted soon.
He also said that due to this crossing over, the opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe might loose his 'opposition leadership' and that there is a possibility of him moving to another party and also that if he wants to secure his post the best thing is to support the government.
For a question raised by a journalist as to whether the rumor that some of the main ministers in the government will be joining the UNP and the SLFP Mahajana wing is true, he said that all the MPs' are pleased about the president for working to take over the east from the LTTE, due to that there is no news of any minister leaving the government. He also stated that the decision taken by Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyarachchi to leave the government is considered as a foolish decision and that there isn't any one in the government who would do such silly things any more.
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