52 members of parliament rejected Gotta Baya’s invitation! Basi kept silent!!
It is learnt that 52 M.Ps had not participated in the meeting held in President’s residence on 24th this month.
159 parliamentary members have been supporting the government. In this respect, it is reported that 52 members have not participated in the meeting while 107 have participated.
Out of the members who did not attend the president’s meeting only 20 members have informed their inabilities to attend while the 32 members did not express anything and continued their absence through rejection process.
It is remarkable that the former president Maithripala Srisena and the minister Vimal Weeravansa are also among those did not participate.
In the meeting held under the Prime Minister and the president chairmanship, many things had been spoken by the President.In this instance, according to many ruling party members, it is said that Finance Minister Basil Rajapakse had not expressed his views.