He said this while addressing a media briefing yesterday (02).
Meanwhile, responding to an inquiry by 'Sri Lanka Mirror', UNP MP Ajith P. Perera said that the government is worried of a shift in power within the Provincial Councils dominated by them.

Sittings of the East Provincial Council too, was postponed yesterday due to this, he added.

However, the power of several Provincial Councils would be soon taken over, he emphasised.

Yesterday morning, sittings of the East Provincial Council were postponed to Jan. 12.

Earlier, sittings of Uva and North Central Provincial Councils too, were postponed to January.