Sri Lanka's Joint Opposition today handed over a no-condidence motion against the prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Dinesh Gunawardane of the Joint Opposition told reporters that several government MPs had also signed the motion.
“We expect the Speaker to give maximum priority to this motion as per Parliamentary tradition,” he added.
The former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa did not sign the motion, reported the Daily Mirror.
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