According to Mahinda Rajapaksa, the no-confidence motion against Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to be defeated. As Rajapaksa said in an interview with the Sri Lankan news outlet Daily Mirror, most MPs in his home country had backed him.
No-confidence resolutions were handed to parliament speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by the main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, earlier this week. The answers were directed at Sri Lanka’s president and Prime Minister (SJB).
For his part, Rajapaksa stated that the no-confidence motion would not obstruct his efforts to address the current economic catastrophe that demonstrators and Sri Lankans attribute to economic incompetence under the Rajapaksa administration. As far as he is aware, he has the complete support of the majority of the members of Parliament.
“I am confident that I will be victorious in the NCM.” I’ll have the numbers with me when I’m in Parliament. According to the Daily Mirror, Rajapaksa stated, “If I lose the people’s confidence, I will resign as president.” According to him, reports of his resignation are untrue, and he has no intention of retiring shortly. Following the release of a statement on Tuesday, there were rumblings that Mahinda had lost the support of the majority of the country and would step down.
He has stated that he intends to make a statement but that it would not be about his resignation but instead will focus on the current challenges that affect the island, according to his claims. However, Mr. Rajapaksa expressed his willingness to step down if the president asked him to do so; nonetheless, he stated categorically that no such request had been made.
Leader of the opposition SJB Sajith Premadasa has sent two no-confidence petitions to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, announcing that the opposition aims to form a new government.
According to a source who spoke to the Daily Mirror, a no-confidence resolution against President Gotabaya Rajapakse will be introduced in Parliament first. The opposition is now organizing support to ensure that the key passes.
Member of the family receives relief packages
Shehan Semasinghe, Sri Lanka’s trade minister, told news organizations that approximately 3.34 million low-income families would be eligible for financial help. Samurdhi is a government initiative that provides beneficiaries with LKR 7,500 and an additional LKR 3,000 per month for the next three months. For people with impairments, similar announcements have been made in the past. The World Bank will provide financial assistance to the government for LKR 13,364 million over the next three months.