The name of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been submitted to the Election Commission to fill the vacant Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National List seat in Parliament.
SLPP member Jayantha Ketagoda had today resigned from his National List seat to make way for former Minister Basil Rajapaksa to enter Parliament.
The Parliament media unit confirmed that Ketagoda had handed over his resignation letter to Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake today.
Basil Rajapaksa was set to take oaths as an MP today but the move was delayed following a rift in the Government over Rajapaksa’s entry to Parliament.
