The opposition, which regards his administration as illegitimate, will also seek approval to slash the government's overall budget, they said. Sirisena appointed Rajapaksa last month after firing Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, setting off the political turmoil on the island off India's southeast coast. "According to the previous no confidence motions, both Rajapaksa and his government are out. There is no government, but there are MPs," MA Sumanthiran, a lawmaker who had voted for the no confidence motion, told Reuters. However, the no confidence motion against Rajapaksa and his government was passed twice by 122 votes in the 225-member parliament.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 20, 2018 13:07 UTC