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Six United National Party (UNP) backbench parliamentarians are to be sworn in as deputy ministers today, party sources said

They said the backbench parliamentarians are to be sworn at the Presidential Secretariat at 9.00a.m.

Accordingly, UNP MPs Buddhika Pathirana, Edward Gunasekara, Lucky Jayawardena, Ranjith Aluwihare, Nalin Bandara and Ajith Mannapperuma would be sworn in as new Deputy Ministers, they said.


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  • Bon Bon Tuesday, 12 June 2018 09:23 AM

    Why does sri lanka need more ministers? The govt should be looking at cutting down unwanted ministerial position to save costs rather than appointing more. So that the debt cud be paid and relieve the public of taxes.

    Jiff Tuesday, 12 June 2018 11:04 AM

    why should they? they can call someone else a hora hora and people will forget everything

    pathy Tuesday, 12 June 2018 09:23 AM

    There is no output to the country but only Ministers are sworn frequently

    Qed Tuesday, 12 June 2018 09:27 AM

    We will pay more taxes so Ranil can protect his leadership.

    yahiya Tuesday, 12 June 2018 09:58 AM

    They must appointed long before. But youth Rajakaruna

    Unchikun Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:00 AM

    The sum of number of UNP ministers and UNP deputy ministers are propositional to Ranil stability as leader of the UNP?

    sobers Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:00 AM

    A government working towards losing the elections!

    Niro Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:03 AM

    Let them enjoy it till 2020

    Dr. (Mrs) J.M. Thillakaratne Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:04 AM

    Ranil pacifies the Juniors and offering Deputy ministerial posts... but he never thought that he is adding more burdens to the public doing so.

    Mrs. Kusum Dissanayake (Principal) Tuesday, 12 June 2018 01:58 PM

    Not only RW, both the President is also included, this term is the last term for them.

    Lion M. Kolitha Perera Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:06 AM

    PM - you should have done this at the beginning, removing some Seniors (who just heat up the chair and doing nothing). Its too late now...

    rew Tuesday, 12 June 2018 11:32 AM

    The UNP will be punished at the next Provincial and Parliamentary elections.

    peacock Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:08 AM

    jadapalane

    Unchikun Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:11 AM

    Add more dead weight to the wrong end of a sinking ship?

    Aladeniya Kirimathaya Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:12 AM

    Hon. Prime Minister predicted the worst defeat in the forth-coming elections and now trying to shape off the back benches to put them forward. Now it will never work. Ranil you are too late putha.

    S Fernando Tuesday, 12 June 2018 11:46 AM

    a combined force of UNP SLFP JVP Hela urumaya Fonseka Muslim congress TNA can defeat pohottuwa anyday. So members of hora pohottuwa can save their comments for themselves

    Dennis Reeves Tuesday, 12 June 2018 10:13 AM

    Good show Mr. PM, hopefully in a couple of days the Taxes will increase in to double fold. Thanks.

    Saman Tuesday, 12 June 2018 11:22 AM

    Bones are thrown at them to lick so that they are not be stray.


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