Mihintale PS budget defeated

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The 2015 Budget of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) administered Mihintale Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) was defeated by a majority of one vote.

The Pradeshiya Sabha was scheduled to meet at 10.30 a.m. today with U.B. Sirisena (UPFA) in the chair. But the chairman decided to postpone the meeting till 11.30 a.m with the consent of opposition leader Lalith Edirisinghe as UPFA members Lal Senevirathne (vice chairman), Anura J. Mendis,, Anil Pushpananda, Chaminda Sampath Dissanayake And W. Hemarathna were not present at the time.

When the PS met at 11.30 UPFA member Hemarathna was present. Then the budget was presented by the chairman which was opposed by UNP members Lalith Edirisinghe and Prasanna Madduma Bandara which led to a vote to be taken.

At the vote only the chairman and W.A. Hemarathna (UPFA) voted for the budget while Opposition leader Edirisinghe and Prasanna Bandara (UNP) and the JVP member Ajith Wickramasinghe voted against, defeating the budget by one vote.

Mihintale PS comprises nine members and this is the first time that a PS budget was defeated. (Rohana Chandradasa)

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Junda Prsad Thursday, 27 November 2014 05:16 PM

GUDE GUD! MORE AND MORE

Berty Thursday, 27 November 2014 02:48 PM

Initial sings of beginning of an end?????

perera Thursday, 27 November 2014 02:55 PM

Is it my three fruits won???? Under king coconut regime????All this done by Uncle Sam????

M.O.A.Careem Thursday, 27 November 2014 10:31 PM

Uva sick till Mid Jan 2915

nasrullah-china fort Thursday, 27 November 2014 01:42 PM

my3pala sirisena saba won!

HellWelcomes Thursday, 27 November 2014 02:04 PM

FOREIGN CONSPIRACY.

Ryan Hudson Thursday, 27 November 2014 04:48 PM

now no point, law has already been changed and PS can continue as if budget passed.

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