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Rajitha doesn’t rule out joining the Govt.

14 Nov 2022

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Kalutara District MP Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday (13) stopped short of denying that he has plans to cross over to the Government when queried by The Morning about the speculation about such a move, particularly during the voting on the Budget 2023.  When queried by The Morning if he has any plans to join the Government, Dr. Senaratne yesterday noted: “I don’t have any personal agendas.” Upon further questioning, he said: “We have to see and examine the programme that is being put forward by the Government.” When queried specifically as to whether he would support the Budget, he added: “We haven’t seen what’s in the Budget.” There has been intense speculation that Dr. Senaratne would cross over to the Government sooner rather than later. He recently told the media that an all-party Government needs to be formed, and appreciated the steps taken by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to stabilise the country. On several instances when questioned about such a crossover by Dr. Senaratne, SJB members have said that they have no knowledge of such plans by him. Amidst speculation that the MPs of several political parties are in discussions to join the United National Party (UNP) and support the new Government in the upcoming Budget, Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa claimed that none of the SJB MPs would succumb to the privileges offered to them and join the Government. Speaking in Parliament on 9 November, he stated that no amount of incentives could be used to lure MPs from the SJB to the side of the Government, and that no MP from his party is willing or ready to join this “rotten” Government.


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