SLFP MPs and President in 4-hour talks

By MSV Last updated Apr 6, 2022

People shout slogans against Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and demand that Rajapaksa family politicians step down, during a protest amid the country's economic crisis, at Independence Square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

COLOMBO: The parliamentary group of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) that quit the government called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

According to reports, the meeting lasted for nearly four hours.

Speaking to the media afterwards, SLFP general secretary MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said the party’s parliamentary group will continue to sit independently in the House despite the discussions.