COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday withdrew the security of deposed prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who nonetheless claims to be the constitutionally-appointed premier regardless of being changed by way of controversial strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The transfer got here hours after Sirisena suspended Parliament till November 16 after Wickremesinghe sought an emergency session to prove his majority.
The President withdrew Wickremesinghe's personal safety and cars with the intention to accord them to his 72-year-old successor Rajapaksa, who staged a dramatic political comeback on Friday.
Sirisena would cope with the nation on Sunday whilst the new Cabinet might be announced on Monday, government resources stated.
The Rajapaksa camp was once busy making transition arrangements regardless of the constitutional question mark on the legality of Wickremesinghe's sacking.
The ousted premier stated that he nonetheless instructions the bulk in the 225-member assembly.
Rajapaksa and Sirisena combine has best 95 seats and is short of a simple majority in the 225-member area. Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP) has 106 seats on its own with simply seven short of the bulk.
The UNP claimed that President Sirisena sought to prorogue the parliament as 72-year-old Rajapaksa didn't command a majority in the House.
Veteran civil servant S Amarasekera was once named Rajapaksa's secretary by way of Sirisena after sacking Wickremesinghe's secretary Saman Ekanayake, a central authority gazette stated.
The Rajapaksa camp stated that they'd grab the prime minister's professional place of abode cum place of business known as the Temple Trees if Wickremesinghe didn't surrender by way of Sunday.
They have already began working the prime minister's secretariat with Amarasekera's appointment.
Meanwhile, China's Ambassador in Colombo Cheng Xueya turned into the first Ambassador to greet Rajapaksa with very best wishes.
Cheng stated he was once bringing good wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Wickremesinghe, in the meantime, held a briefing for the Colombo-based Ambassadors to provide an explanation for the placement, his officers stated.
In some other construction, Dharisha Bastiansz, the editor of the state organ Sunday Observer stated in a tweet that she have been pressured to leave the editorial team by way of Rajapaksa-supported business unions.
"Today I had to leave Lake House (publishing house), unable to carry out my editorial duties," she tweeted.
Rajapaksa's loyalists took control of the state TV stations on Friday night itself after he took oath as the new prime minister.
The transfer got here hours after Sirisena suspended Parliament till November 16 after Wickremesinghe sought an emergency session to prove his majority.
The President withdrew Wickremesinghe's personal safety and cars with the intention to accord them to his 72-year-old successor Rajapaksa, who staged a dramatic political comeback on Friday.
Sirisena would cope with the nation on Sunday whilst the new Cabinet might be announced on Monday, government resources stated.
The Rajapaksa camp was once busy making transition arrangements regardless of the constitutional question mark on the legality of Wickremesinghe's sacking.
The ousted premier stated that he nonetheless instructions the bulk in the 225-member assembly.
Rajapaksa and Sirisena combine has best 95 seats and is short of a simple majority in the 225-member area. Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP) has 106 seats on its own with simply seven short of the bulk.
The UNP claimed that President Sirisena sought to prorogue the parliament as 72-year-old Rajapaksa didn't command a majority in the House.
Veteran civil servant S Amarasekera was once named Rajapaksa's secretary by way of Sirisena after sacking Wickremesinghe's secretary Saman Ekanayake, a central authority gazette stated.
The Rajapaksa camp stated that they'd grab the prime minister's professional place of abode cum place of business known as the Temple Trees if Wickremesinghe didn't surrender by way of Sunday.
They have already began working the prime minister's secretariat with Amarasekera's appointment.
Meanwhile, China's Ambassador in Colombo Cheng Xueya turned into the first Ambassador to greet Rajapaksa with very best wishes.
Cheng stated he was once bringing good wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Wickremesinghe, in the meantime, held a briefing for the Colombo-based Ambassadors to provide an explanation for the placement, his officers stated.
In some other construction, Dharisha Bastiansz, the editor of the state organ Sunday Observer stated in a tweet that she have been pressured to leave the editorial team by way of Rajapaksa-supported business unions.
"Today I had to leave Lake House (publishing house), unable to carry out my editorial duties," she tweeted.
Rajapaksa's loyalists took control of the state TV stations on Friday night itself after he took oath as the new prime minister.
Ousted Lankan PM's security withdrawn by prez Sirisena
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