Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Opposition Leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that despite the government winning the no-confidence motion with its majority, the Energy Minister was ultimately forced to resign due to intense public pressure.

Speaking to the media today (20) after meeting with Most Ven. Kirulapana Suddhamma Thera at the Ranasinghe Premadasa Pirivena in Andaragasyaya, the Opposition Leader, noted that a serious crisis has emerged in the energy sector.

He claimed that while the SJB presented scientific data proving that sub-standard coal was being used at the Lakvijaya Power Plant, the government continued to insist the coal was of high quality.

Premadasa pointed out that the President himself h...