Basil Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation made by the members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for him to enter Parliament, according to Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena. Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication Presidential Task Force Head Basil Rajapaksa returned to the country on 24 June, after he left the country on 12 May for the US. Speaking to the reporters, Lanza said that Basil Rajapaksa would follow quarantine regulations. Basil Rajapaksa was a Member of Parliament from 2007 to 2015. Most of the responsibilities of the Finance Ministry, according to said sources, are to be transferred to the new Ministry.

Source: The Nation July 04, 2021 18:33 UTC