The Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee approved forming a national government a short while ago.

The CC gave the approval when it convened under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena, the Chairman of SLFP.

SLFP Treasurer S.B. Dissanayake told Asian Mirror that the CC gave President Sirisena the power to decide on entering the national government.

Meanwhile, a six member committee headed by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was appointed to discuss the matter with the SLFP members who were opposed to the idea, Dissanayake said. The other members of the committee include Nimal Siripala de Silva, Susil Premajayantha, S.B. Dissanayake, Dr. Sarath Amunugama and Mahinda Samarasinghe.