Sri Lanka’s energy minister wins no-confidence motion

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakodi survived a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition in parliament on Friday.

This was the first no-trust motion against the current National People’s Power government of Anura Kumara Dissanayake which was elected on a strong anti-corruption stance in 2024.

The no-confidence motion was defeated with just 49 votes in favour and 153 against.

Jayakodi was accused of causing a massive loss to the state on purchasing coal and endangering national energy security by

misappropriating the state procurement process.