The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has endorsed the suspension of 99 of members.
The decision was reached when the Working Committee convened at the UNP Headquarters with UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe at Sirikotha yesterday.
The UNP had decided to suspend the party membership of members who had sought nominations from other political parties, including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya led by Sajith Premadasa.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya says majority of the United National Party working committee members are with them and no such decision was taken.
SJB general secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara says out of the 66 UNP working committee members 37 are with them.
He says that SJB plans to take legal action against the illegal decisions taken by the UNP Working Committee.
Full list of 99 UNP members suspended.
