Basil Rajapaksa to vacate parliamentary seat?

Basil Rajapaksa to vacate parliamentary seat?

June 8, 2022   05:23 pm

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has decided to step down from his parliamentary seat, political sources of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna told Ada Derana.

According to sources, Basil Rajapaksa is expected to deliver a special statement in this regard tomorrow.

On June 08, the founder of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister of Finance. The same day, he took oath as a Member of the Parliament.

The Elections Commission had gazetted Rajapaksa’s name for the SLPP MP seat left vacant after the resignation of former MP Jayantha Ketagoda.

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