MS to meet Joint Opposition SLFP MPs

25 July 2016 08:57 am

Ahead of the Pada Yatra to be started on Thursday, President Maitripala Sirisena has called for a meeting with the members of the Joint Opposition MPs representing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) this evening, it is learnt.

The President is the leader of the SLFP. Its MPs, loyal to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, sits in the opposition under the banner of the Joint Opposition.

The Joint Opposition, under the leadership of Mr. Rajapaksa, will conduct a march from July 28 to August 1 against the government.(Kelum Bandara)