Sri Lanka government planning a snap election, says opposition

Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) Badulla district MP Harin Fernando said that the government was planning to hold a snap election and his party was ready to face any election.

The MP said that the government was in want of sending home a group of politicians of the ruling coalition that they consider hindrance to the government's moves.

He further said that the government was ideologically split over the implementation of the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.

MP Harin Fernando pointed out that a section of the government led by Minister Wimal Weerawansa has highlighted a referendum before implementing recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission while others like Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva have declined it..

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