<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected allegations by opposition parties saying the President has complete authority to allocate funds for any purpose for which funds had not been allocated by Parliament.<br />''<br />''In a statement Sunday evening, Mr. Rajapaksa said the opposition claimed that the previous government had passed a vote on account up to the 30th of April and that the President has no authority to allocate funds for any purpose after the date.<br />''<br />''Prime minister said this is an absurd argument and all funds received by the government go to the treasury via the Central Bank system.<br />''<br />''Mr. Rajapaksa said after the new Parliament convenes, the opposition will have the opportunity to raise questions about how the government money was spent between time of the dissolution of the old Parliament and the convening of the new Parliament.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, a meeting called by Prime minister to discuss the current COVID situation today is being boycotted by several parties. United National party (UNP) led by former Prime minister Ranil Wickresmsinghe, United People's party led by former minister Sajith Premadasa and National People's party have decided to boycott the meeting.<br />''<br />''UNP, which had earlier agreed to attend the meeting, said no meaningful dialogue can be held in this type of meeting where the invitation has been extended to all former MPs and other active political leaders, including those from previous Parliaments.<br />''<br />''Parliamentary elections got delayed in the country due to COVID crisis and new date is fixed for 20th of next month.</span><br />