• Sajith notes serious economic risk; public being misled with false stats

The main Parliamentary Opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), is awaiting a response from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding their request to convene an all-party conference to discuss the country’s ongoing economic situation, including the depreciation of the Rupee.

Speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (26), SJB General Secretary and Parliamentarian Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that all Opposition groups had recently met Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa and jointly requested him to ask the President to convene an all-party conference. “We officially informed the President about the request for an all-party conference following discussions among all Opposition groups. However, we have not received a response yet.”

Attempts to contact the Chief of President’s Staff, Prabath Chandrakeethi, the Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake, and the Chief Government Whip Dr  Nalinda Jayatissa proved futile.

Earlier, Premadasa, in a social media post, said that the worsening economic uncertainty and the pressure on the Rupee should not be viewed as partisan issues. He said that the Opposition had decided to formally request the President to convene an all-party conference to discuss urgent national solutions.