At least ten party leaders have boycotted the party leaders’ chairs chaired by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.
Among those who boycotted the meeting were Ministers Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila and Vasudeva Nanayakkara.
However, prior to the meeting, these leaders have requested a separate date for them, saying their issues could not be discussed at the Monday’s meeting.
Accordingly, the PM has given them a separate date.As a result, leaders from Jathika Nidahas Peramuna, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Ape Janabala Pakshaya, Democratic Left Front, Sri Lanka Communist Party, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Sri Lanka Mahajana Paksaya, Yuthukama National Movement and Jathika Janatha Peramuna did not show up at the Monday;s meeting.However, it is learnt that these leaders have boycotted the meeting because some of those invited to the meeting were not party leaders
.It surfaced that SLPP had invited 51 representatives to attend this meeting.Fourteen parties are coalition partners of the SLPP. Meanwhile, it is learnt that these three Ministers who boycotted the meeting with the Prime Minister had held a separate meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.