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Amid escalating crisis, Sri Lankan opposition signs no-confidence and impeachment motion

April 13, 2022
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About 50 members of the opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balvegaya have signed the resolution.

New Delhi:

Sri Lanka’s main opposition party today signed a no-confidence motion and an impeachment motion against the incumbent government in the midst of the country’s worst economic crisis ever. The opposition announced on Friday that it would move a no-confidence motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government and would seek to impeach the troubled leader if it fails to address the concerns of the public facing hardships due to the economic crisis. is ready.

Around 50 members of the main opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balvegaya (SJB) have signed the resolution and are waiting for more opposition parties to join.

The opposition in Sri Lanka needs to be signed by 40 members of various opposition parties before moving a no-confidence motion in parliament.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa announced the move on his official Twitter account, saying “Without changes, we will not stop”.

“Without change, we won’t stop. @sjbsrilanka signs no-confidence motion and impeachment motion. Constitutional amendment to abolish the acting presidency and repeal the 20th amendment on the way,” tweeted Mr. Premadasa’s document accompanied by a photograph of the signing.

The opposition leader had earlier called for abolishing the executive presidency, saying that power should be divided between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.

President Rajapaksa proposed the creation of a unity government, but the Samagi Jana Balvegaya (SJB) rejected the idea.

Protests against the Sri Lankan government intensified on Tuesday amid the ongoing economic crisis in Colombo, despite Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s appeal to the people to be patient, news agency AFP reported.