Sri Lankan government organizes workshop for governing party legislators to discuss future path

The Sri Lankan government has planned a two-day workshop that would be attended by President Mahinda Rajapaksa President on the future path of the government.


The workshop is to be held for governing party United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) members of parliament on Saturday (7) and Sunday (8) in the Southern resort town of Bentota to discuss the government's future plans.

It is to be held at the Riverina Hotel in Bentota, while the UPFA legislators are also to be lodged at Riverina and the adjoining hotels.

Speaking to ColomboPage UPFA General Secretary and Petroleum Minister, Susil Premajayantha confirmed the workshop and said it is aimed at giving an insight to the MPs of the government's many development programmes and to educate the over 50 odd new governing party legislators of the parliamentary functions and the standing orders.

He also noted that UPFA MPs would also be assigned to various ministries to educate them on the functioning of ministries and to coordinate work programmes with the relevant ministries.