SLPP National list MP Basil Rajapaksa resigned from his Parliamentary seat today.
Parliament sources told Dailymirror that Mr. Rajapaksa met Parliament Secretary General Dammika Dassanayake this morning and handed over the resignation.
Sergeant-at-arms Narendra Fernando also confirmed that Mr. Rajapaksa had met the Secretary General of Parliament.
SLPP stalwart Basil Rajapaksa who resigned from his parliamentary seat said he only initiated engagement with the IMF but there was another group in the government against it at that time.
He said the government should go for an IMF programme on a sound footing.
He said he would keep away from governing duties only. He said he is opposed to the 21 st Amendment to the constitution.
He said he is against presidential powers being pruned to be vested with a prime minister not elected by people.
He said such constitutional powers should be done with a public management.