Colombo (LNW): The budget proposal of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha, currently under the governance of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), encountered a substantial defeat today (05), with a majority of 09 votes opposing it.
Chairman Karunasena Ponnamperuma presented the budget proposal to the council, with only 10 councilors from the SLPP casting affirmative votes.
Conversely, 19 councilors voted against the proposal, comprising 7 MPs from the SLPP itself, 7 MPs from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), 3 MPs from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), and 2 MPs from the National Peoples’ Power (NPP).
