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Identity crisis in parliament ! who is who and what are their duties ? Sampanthan and Anura Kumara still to commence duties

(Lanka-e-News -21.Sep.2015, 11.30PM) The parliament of the united government that comprises about 90 ministers who don’t even know what their areas of official operations , duties and tasks , without a gazette notification defining them  is to meet tomorrow. This is something unprecedented in Sri Lanka’s history. 

Another  strange grotesque happening was  when the government members were being traditionally gathered together ,the  M.P.s of the UPFA who joined to form a united government  with the victorious UNP that received the mandate of the  majority of people , could not be identified with certainty by UPFA leader cum  president Maithripala Sirisena ,who was in a deep quandary therefore. 

This is because the  president told   his own MPs  that they can sit in the  opposition  if they wish ,while  the same party members sitting with  the government and the opposition is not permissible under the constitution , and parliamentary traditions.

It was reported earlier that about 40 MPs  told  their leader Maithripala Sirisena, the president that they would sit in the opposition. As  leader of the party  he ought to have  made known which is the government  group . But that was not known even yesterday night.

Based on reports reaching Lanka e news, the government MPs group meeting was postponed , and in its place the group meeting of the UNP MPs  is to be  held.The  president has agreed  to participate with the P.M.  in this meeting.

Meanwhile , the opposition leader Sambandan has still not officially commenced work at his opposition leader office.The  chief opposition whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake has also not officially started his duties at his chief opposition whip office.

To compound the confusion , the ex minister for sugar, Lakshman Seneviratne of the defeated bitter Rajapakse regime is to be sworn in as a minister tomorrow, based on unofficial sources.

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