Sri Lanka’s ‘joint opposition’ which consist of a group of parliamentarians loyal to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa threatened to disrupt parliamentary proceedings unless they were recognised as a separate entity, reports Colombo Page.
The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Ranjith Zoysa said the group had requested that the parliamentary speaker recognise them as an independent group in parliament, stating that there were 52 MPS in the group that wanted to be treated as a separate entity.
The group consists of parliamentarians from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and other constituent parties of the (UPFA)
The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Ranjith Zoysa said the group had requested that the parliamentary speaker recognise them as an independent group in parliament, stating that there were 52 MPS in the group that wanted to be treated as a separate entity.
The group consists of parliamentarians from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and other constituent parties of the (UPFA)