A heated exchange took place in Parliament today on the post of opposition leader.<\/p>\n
The joint opposition demanded that it be recognised as the main opposition in Parliament and that the post of opposition leader be given to it.<\/p>\n
However Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said that he will seek legal advice and speak to the party leaders before taking a final stand this week.<\/p>\n
Joint opposition Parliamentarian Dinesh Gunawardena said that the joint opposition has no personal issue with current opposition leader R. Sampanthan.<\/p>\n
Gunawardena however said that the post of opposition leader must be given to the joint opposition as it has more members in Parliament.<\/p>\n
However the United National Party (UNP) said that the joint opposition is not recognised as a political party in Parliament and so it cannot be given the post.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) communicated its stand on the leader of the opposition to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.<\/p>\n
Jayasuriya had sought the opinion of the General Secretary of the UPFA Mahinda Amaraweera on appointing Parliamentarian Dinesh Gunawardena the leader of the opposition.<\/p>\n
The Speaker had requested Amaraweera to state the position of the party since a request had been put forward by several MPs including some from the UPFA.<\/p>\n
Amaraweera later communicated the position of the UPFA to the Speaker.<\/p>\n
It was reported that the UPFA had said it accepts Sampanthan as the opposition leader.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Colombo Gazette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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