Joint opposition rejected as independent group
By Ashwin Hemmathagama –
Our Lobby Correspondent
The Joint Opposition’s request to be recognised separately as an independent group in Parliament was shot down yesterday by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Rejecting the Speaker’s decision, the 51 members of the joint opposition walked on to the centre isle of the main chamber disturbing the day’s Parliamentary proceedings and creating a tense situation be