10 October 2018 01:22 am
He told parliament that this government was not prepared nor had it any mandate to form a government with the political parties that were rejected by the people.
The minister said this in response to a question asked by UNP MP S.M. Marikkar regarding the government's stance on the media reports hinting at a change of government and moves to join two factions.
"I don't believe such a thing will happen. The mandate is with the good governance government," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)