41 Independent MPs to sit separately in Parliament

COLOMBO (News 1st); The group of 41 Parliamentarians who announced their decision to remain independent will be seated separately as a group.

Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Udaya Gammanpila said this decision will be communicated in writing to the speaker, adding that the decision was reached at the meeting between the leaders of the political parties representing those 41 MPs.

Accordingly, 13 MPs from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, MPs from 10 other political parties that supported the government, MPs from the SLPP who announced their independent stance, and the MPs from the Ceylon Workers Congress will be seated as a group separately in the house.