UNP Kurunegala Dist MP rejects govt offer, another agrees to support amendments

(September 07, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A UNP MP for Kurunegala district who was offered the Deputy Health Ministry post to support the constitutional amendments has declined the offer, but another UNP in the same district has agreed to support the amendments.

The MP, Ashoka Ranjan Abeysinghe who was the former Deputy Mayor representing the UPFA crossed over to the UNP and won the elections.

The other MP of the UNP who has decided to support the amendments is Nimal Wijesinghe. However he has not been offered any positions.