(November 15, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said Mahinda Rajapaksa will not be able to make a statement in Parliament as Prime Minister.
He also said that Appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the cabinet have been dissolved as the Speaker accepted the no-confidence motion in Parliament today.
Speaking further, he noted that a Prime Minister is not required to resign as per section 48 (2) of the Constitution.
The Prime Minister's post will be invalid if an Appropriation Act or a no-confidence motion is defeated in Parliament, he said.
[ Featured image: Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa leaving the Parliament after the No Confidence Motion against him passed, yesterday, November 14, 2018 ]
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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa cannot make a statement in Parliament as Prime Minister
By azad • November 15, 2018 • Breaking News feature Sri Lanka • Comments : 0
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