Responding to a public request, he gave them the reply at an anti-government rally in Ratnapura yesterday (08).

When he inquired several times from the participants as to what they wanted, they said they wanted a new party.

Rajapaksa went onto say that it was not difficult to change the composition of parliamentary members in the government and opposition sides, and added that that would become a reality soon.

All should unite to protect and prevent a division of the country that has been won.

No joint opposition MP will crossover to the government, he said in response to remarks by some.

Basil Rajapaksa, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Tissa Vitarana, Udaya Gammanpila, Pavitra Wanniarachchi, Kumar Welgama, Wimal Weerawansa and Dinesh Gunawardena were among those present at the rally.