COLOMBO, Sri Lanka --- Sri Lankan lawmakers passed a motion Friday barring government ministers and their private staff from using state funds, as opponents of the disputed prime minister put pressure on an administration they say is illegitimate. The motion put forward by lawmaker Champika Ranawaka proposed that Cabinet ministers, non-Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and their private staff cannot use state funds because their government has been defeated twice in no-confidence votes. The motion received 122 votes in favor in the 225-member Parliament, where lawmakers loyal to disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa boycotted proceedings for a fourth day. The move puts...
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