Sri Lanka Freedom Party will decide on whether to support the government’s 2022 budget after a meeting of the Central Committee, the party leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena has said.
Mr. Sirisena said he could not make a statement in this regard on his own as no one in the party would take individual decisions on such issues and as a party that respects democracy, the Central Committee would take a decision.
The former President made this statement addressing the media after attending a ceremony held in Peradeniya, Kandy on the 13th.
He also said that if the people are going to receive the benefits, there is no problem in slashing lawmakers’ pension. Commenting on the continuing criticism of the SLFP by backbenchers of the government, the former President said that the Central Committee will also meet to discuss the matter.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party unanimously passed a resolution in the Anuradhapura District Bala Mandala meeting that the party should contest the forthcoming elections alone.
The meeting was held at the SLFP Head Office in Anuradhapura under the patronage of State Minister Duminda Dissanayake, National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Saman Kumara, Secretary of the Anuradhapura Youth Front of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has presented the proposal.