Oct 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the appointment of former president and Kurunegala district UPFA parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena is unconstitutional.
Mr. Wickremesinghe has said that he would continue to function as the Prime Minster. "I am still the Prime Minister of this country," he has said in a statement.
According to the Article 42 (4) of Sri Lanka Constitution the President "shall appoint as Prime Minister the Member of Parliament, who, in the President's opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of Parliament."
Article 46 (2) says The Prime Minister shall continue to hold office throughout the period during which the Cabinet of Ministers continues to function under the provisions of the Constitution unless he -
(a) resigns his office by a writing under his hand addressed to the President; or-
(b) ceases to be a Member of Parliament.
Mr. Wickremesinghe said he will show majority in Parliament soon.
Meanwhile, Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera said the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister is unconstitutional and illegal. "This is an anti-democratic coup," he said in a Twitter post.
මේ මනුස්සය මොනවද මේ කියවන්නෙ
Mr. Wickremesinghe has said that he would continue to function as the Prime Minster. "I am still the Prime Minister of this country," he has said in a statement.
According to the Article 42 (4) of Sri Lanka Constitution the President "shall appoint as Prime Minister the Member of Parliament, who, in the President's opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of Parliament."
Article 46 (2) says The Prime Minister shall continue to hold office throughout the period during which the Cabinet of Ministers continues to function under the provisions of the Constitution unless he -
(a) resigns his office by a writing under his hand addressed to the President; or-
(b) ceases to be a Member of Parliament.
Mr. Wickremesinghe said he will show majority in Parliament soon.
Meanwhile, Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera said the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister is unconstitutional and illegal. "This is an anti-democratic coup," he said in a Twitter post.
මේ මනුස්සය මොනවද මේ කියවන්නෙ
