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Basil spoke of resigning to bring General into parliament |
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2009-10-20 | 12.05 PM |
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A senior Presidential Secretariat official told Lanka News Web that parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa made a statement in Matale last week of resigning from his national list slot in the House following instructions from the President who had at the time decided to bring General Sarath Fonseka into parliament.
The President it is learnt had decided on bringing General Fonseka into parliament and appointing him the Cabinet Minister of Highway Development and had informed one of the General’s friends to get his consent for it. However, the President and Basil had been faced with a difficult situation when General Fonseka had declined the offer. |
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Although the President then stated that the parliamentary seat that would fall vacant following Basil’s resignation would be given to Southern Provincial Councilor elect Hemal Gunasekera, the move had to be stopped following objections that were raised from within the Rajapaksa family.
Basil has now decided not to resign from his parliamentary seat until the matter is resolved. In this backdrop, the swearing in of the newly elected Southern Provincial Councilors scheduled for Monday (19) has been postponed.
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