United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Gampaha District Parliamentarian Wasantha Senanayake joined the United National Party (UNP) a short while ago at party headquarters, Sirikotha.

Speaking to journalists at a media briefing a short while ago at Sirikotha, Senanayake said that he considers transparency to be vital and the present Constitution was behind many of the ills the country was facing. He said that the executive presidency should not be abolished but reformed.

Senanayake, who belongs to the DS Senanayake family contested the election in 2010 from the UPFA ticket.

However, in recent months he has criticized the government a number of times. Rumors about his apparent crossover were rife for weeks.

However, he refused to comment regarding reports of other UPFA MPs who may cross over to the UNP.

Recently he proposed a constitutional amendment as a private member’s bill but was not given the permission to table it in the parliament.

Courtesy:The Nation