Top officials of the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage have pointed out to government leaders that administrative problems have arisen in the Ministry due to the decision of Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Vasudeva Nanayakkara to resign from his duties relevant to the ministry. In this situation, the government leaders are focusing on appointing another person as the Minister of Water Supply and Drainage.
Vasudeva Nanayakkara resigned from the affairs of his ministry in protest of the decision to remove Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila from their cabinet posts but said he would not resign from the post. He did not attend yesterday’s cabinet meeting and returned his official vehicle and official residence as he had resigned from the duties.
Due to this situation, the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage has become a ministry without a Minister and the government leaders have been pressured to appoint another person to the post of Minister of Water Supply and Drainage.
Nanayakkara has stated that the government is preparing to approach the International Monetary Fund to recover from the current severe economic crisis in the country and will resign from the ministry immediately if it decides to seek the assistance of the International Monetary Fund.
In this situation, he will most likely have to lose his ministerial post or resign from the ministry.
