(Lanka-e-News- 28.Aug.2015, 9.30PM) It is ten days since the people voted to elect a government of good governance , yet it has still not been possible to appoint a cabinet of ministers , and for the government to carry out its duties duly so far. Under the laws , the Prime minister (P.M.) should take oaths within 7 days , and that was done ; and to meet exigent circumstances , three ministers were appointed.
Unbelievably the government is now run by five individuals (inclusive of the president) meaning that Sri Lanka (SL) is the country right now with the smallest cabinet of ministers in the world. Some have questioned if the country is being run with five ministers , why have 50 ministers ? In any event the new cabinet of the majority parties will be comprised of 45 ministers.
Meanwhile, although it was announced ministers will be sworn in on the 2 nd of September ,the SLFP secretary Duminda Dissanayake addressing a media briefing yesterday revealed , it is likely that will be postponed.The SLFP’s 64 th birth anniversary commemoration is to be on that day , but because decisions are being taken by both parties , a postponement is on the cards , Diminda noted further.
Duminda also disclosed at the briefing that out of the 95 SLFP members elected , about 70 of them are supporting the national government. The double faced villains Dallas , Anura Priyadharshana, Susil and Dilan of the SLFP who are always there at media briefings were conspicuously absent at this meeting.
Based on informed poliitical sources , while there exists an MOU signed recently between the SLFP and the UNP , another agreement is to be signed with more parties joining , because Douglas Devananda of the EPDP who represented the UPFA and Thondaman of Congress party have consented to join the national government. A new agreement has been necessitated thereby . In the circumstances , a majority of the SLFP led UPFA are probably supporting the national government.
Those of the UPFA who are now left out of the national government are only the rejected ,dejected and disappointed three extremist groups : Weerawansa of the NFF, Vasu and his one man party , Dinesh and his two member MEP . Gammanpila’s solitary member party , the so called Pivithuru Hela Urumaya is not even a recognised party.
Hence in the present context, it will be possible to sign the MOU with the UNP under the name of the UPFA. If that happens , the remaining small vestige of the UPFA will have to sit in the opposition , but the opposition leader post cannot be wielded by them because there cannot be an opposition representing the UPFA government . In that case the TNA leader Sampanthan will legally and morally be the choice as the opposition leader.
In that event ,when a national reconciliation is sought , it is doubtless the opposition leader post being held by the TNA will be of tremendous benefit.
Meanwhile , referring to the news item published recently by Lanka e news that the MOU signed between the UNP and the SLFP for a united government is inconsistent with the 19 th amendment newly introduced to the constitution , the minister of justice wijedasa Rajapakse explained , though this revelation holds good, any agreement signed outside the parliament between political parties will not be valid within parliament. Agreements outside the parliament are of no relevance ,when the leaders of parties that have been elected to parliament meet and enter into an agreement within the parliament , after informing the speaker. Agreements outside the parliament only notify the nation, he added.
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by (2015-08-28 16:03:59)
 is in SL !! -Will another MOU signed..?)
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