Please accept ministerial positions I will not dissolve the parliament – President

 Created On Friday, 12 June 2015 

Before appointing the SLFP deputy ministers yesterday 10th during the meeting held with the president the MP’s have urged the president that they don’t want ministerial positions for two weeks. President who has responded has said “Please accept ministerial positions. I have the power to dissolve the parliament. I will not do it right now. I will appoint ministers for all districts and strengthen the party at ground level and dissolve the parliament and go for an election. It can be by end of this year. You all can take the ministerial positions and render your help to me”.

SLFP MP’s who were happy with the presidents answer has obtained the deputy ministerial positions. The specialty of these appointments is that in order to frail Mangala Samaraweera and Sagala Rathnayake deputy ministerial positions were given to Sanath Jayasuriya from Matara and to Wijaya Dahanayake from Deniyaya.