<span style="color: #222222;">New ministers were sworn in on Thursday to the cabinet of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse amid uncertainty over convening of Parliament.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Maithripala Sirisena administered the oath to two cabinet ministers along with state and deputy ministers amidst continuing rumours of MPs switching sides.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, there is no final word on the convening of Parliament next week.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier in the day, Mr. Rajapakse said that President informed him of convening Parliament on Monday, days before it was to reconvene on 16th November.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sources said, a final decision may be taken by tomorrow in this regard.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Parliament speaker Karu Jaysuriya has called for an all-party meeting tomorrow to discuss the future course of action.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Sirisena is under growing pressure from within the country and international community to call early session of Parliament following swearing-in of Mahinda Rajapakse as new Prime Minister by replacing Ranil Wickremesinghe.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | November 1, 2018 9:01 PM
New ministers sworn in amid political crisis in Sri Lanka