Minister Udaya Gammanpila has stated that it is true that they are executing a major struggle within the government. He said that they are doing it to protect the government and not to destroy it.
He also said that certain clauses in the 20th amendment were contrary to the mandate received by the government.
“If we are protecting the mandate received, the 20th amendment wouldn’t have come the way it did. If we are protecting the mandate, even a thought of giving the eastern container terminal to India wouldn’t have come in the minds of the leaders of this government, if they are protecting the mandate our political leaders will not take decisions harassing law and order officials” he went on to say.
The Cabinet Minister of Energy also said that as pioneers who worked to bring this government to power, it is their duty to correct the mistakes of the government which are against the wishes of the 6.9 million who voted for them.