Minister of Petroleum Resources Chandima Weerakkody yesterday said the SLFP would oppose the government’s efforts to create a super ministry.
Addressing the media in Colombo yesterday, Weerakkody said the SLFP had realised the danger of creating super ministers. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had lost his presidency due to the creation of super ministers, he added
.Addressing the media in Colombo yesterday, Weerakkody said the SLFP had realised the danger of creating super ministers. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had lost his presidency due to the creation of super ministers, he added
However, the SLFP was agreeable to making legal provisions for accelerating the development process while opposing the creation of the super ministry, Minister Weerakkody said.
The SLFP dissidents in the Joint Opposition have also vowed to defeat the moves being made to vest what they call draconian powers in a single minister.
