The members of the Joint Opposition has requested for a separate official room
The Member of Parliament Dinesh Gunawardena has made a request from the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya for a separate official room for the joint opposition inside the parliament complex.
This request has been made as there is a separate group called the joint opposition in the parliament
and this group needs a separate official room to have their privacy as they need to discuss various issuesIn this regard a reply has been given by the deputy speaker Thilanga Sumathipala saying that the main opposition comprises of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance which is lead by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.Hence in this regard permission should be sought from him for this request.This has been conveyed to Dinesh Gunawardena.
It is reported that during the last party leaders meeting this request had been made.