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P.M. appoints leader of house and ruling party chief organizer ; opposition leader is Nimal and opposition chief organizer is John

(Lanka-e-News- 17.Jan.2015, 11.50PM) With the change of government , the new Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed minister of plantation Industry Lakshman Kiriella as the leader of the house , and media minister Gayantha Karunatileke as the chief organizer of the ruling party.

By now the Maithri – Ranil national government has secured the 2 /3 rd majority in Parliament. The hindrances and hurdles that were to be mounted to transfer the executive powers to the Parliamentary cabinet, the commission and referring it to the judiciary under the 100 days program have been cleared now.

Meanwhile , the SLFP parliamentary committee group had decided to appoint former ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva and John Seneviratne as the opposition leader , and opposition organizer respectively. It was also decided that as representatives of the SLFP parliamentary opposition group they will be supporting wholeheartedly the 100 days program of the new government.

The SLFP central committee and working committees unanimously decided at the meeting held yesterday (16) at the Sri Lanka foundation Institute , Colombo that President Maithripala Sirisena shall be appointed as the SLFP party President.

Ex Presidents Chandrika Kumaratunge Bandaranaike and Mahinda Rajapakse were appointed as party patrons. It was also decided by Maithipala Srisena to restore the party membership of the members who left the party along with Maithripala Sirisena prior to the election of the latter as President , and whose membership were cancelled by Mahinda Rajapakse .

 

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