Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe under fire over govt expansion

Colombo, September 11 Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has come under fire from the Opposition over his government expansion with 37 state ministers and with moves underway to appoint at least 12 more Cabinet ministers soon at a time when...

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Updated At : 12:16 PM Sep 12, 2022 IST

Colombo, September 11

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has come under fire from the Opposition over his government expansion with 37 state ministers and with moves underway to appoint at least 12 more Cabinet ministers soon at a time when the island nation is facing bankruptcy.

The 37 new posts are in addition to the 20-member Cabinet of President Wickremesinghe, who took over in late July following Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit. Talks are also underway to appoint at least 12 more Cabinet ministers soon.

“The president and the government have no regard for the suffering of people who are facing high cost of living,” said Sajith Premadasa, leader of the main Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).