COLOMBO (News 1st); The current Government is not a pro-Rajapaksa Government at all, says the Cabinet Spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena.

Responding to a question with regard to wearing a black belt to express his displeasure at the price hikes, a journalist questioned the Minister whether the current Government is an all-party Government, a multi-party Government, an interim Government or a Rajapaksa Government. 

The Minister, responding to the question stated that it is not a Rajapaksa Government, however is a Government made of Ministers who stepped up to take up responsibilities as Independent MPs, Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya did not take up the responsibility of the Government when the occasion called for it.

“Someone needed to face these challenges,” he stated.

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