Former President and SLFP leader Maithripala Sirisena has stated that the SLFP has not even held a discussion on leaving the government.
“We are currently in discussions with a number of parties to form a new alliance in the future. The hope is to contest the forthcoming elections. ”
Q. Does that mean you are planning to leave the government now?
“No, We have not discussed such thing”
Q. The government says that the electricity crisis, the gas crisis are conspiracies. What do you think about that?
“The government has to solve them”
Q: Are these conspiracies?
“There are different opinions on that”
The former President was speaking to the media after a meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party at the Western Province Aesthetic Resort yesterday (05).