No Confidence Motion Against PM Handed Over To Speaker: MR Has Not Signed; But Present During Handing Over

No confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was handed over to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya this afternoon. 

Joint Opposition Sources said it had signatures of 55 Parliamentarians. A few SLFP Ministers in the government had also signed the no-confidence motion. 

However, Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had not signed the motion, they added. 

However, the former President was present when it was handed over to the Speaker.