Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (25) announced to Parliament that he is not in a position to accept the No-Confidence Motion submitted against Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara by a group of Parliamentarians, citing Parliament procedures.

The motion was signed by the Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and 31 other members representing the opposition.

During the commencement of the Parliament sitting today, Speaker Wickramaratne said he has already announced his decision pertaining to the No-Confidence Motion which cannot be appealed or challenged according to Standing Order 76(1).

The Speaker said despite existing Parliamentary provisions, considering the requests ...