No confidence motion on PM handed over

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

The no-confidence motion on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been handed over to the Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake, officials said yesterday after its initial presentation to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa.  

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Member of Parliament Manusha Nanayakkara told reporters the no-confidence motion contained the signatures of 112 MPs in the 225-seat Parliament. 



The no-confidence motion on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa on Thursday night. UPFA Parliamentarian Bandula Gunawardena said a group of MPs had travelled to Hambantota on Thursday to hand it over to the Speaker. 

Nanayakkara added an UPFA party leaders’ meeting was held on Friday to further discuss the motion.

“UPFA party leaders, including the Opposition Leader, approved the motion to be handed over to Parliament,” he said.

Nanayakkara went on to say a group of UPFA members then met the Parliament Secretary General on Friday afternoon to hand over the motion on Prime Minister Wickremesinghe.