President Ranil Wickremesinghe said the proposals presented by each political party during the several rounds of talks held regarding the formation of an All-Party Government, will be given to all political Parties that attended these discussions today (8).
President Wickremesinghe stated so at the Friday’s (5) discussions held with leaders of the 11 independent parties in the Parliament and the 43 Brigade regarding the formation of an All-Party Government. The discussions were held at the President’s Office.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that only the National People’s Power (JVP), and a few other Tamil political Parties are still to hold discussions and he commended everyone’s enthusiasm for All-Party governance by setting aside political ideologies to fulfill people’s aspirations.
The Leader of the 43 Brigade Champika Ranawaka said that the 43 Brigade is working optimistically with the President’s position regarding bringing back the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. He also said that there is a strong need to do away with the political party system and appoint professionals as Heads of State Institutions.
MP Champika Ranawaka further said that a country cannot be developed by political reforms alone, and added that the contribution of professionals should be a key factor. He also said that in education reforms, syllabuses should be formulated by looking at the future world.
MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara opined that by preparing a common programme to build the country, we can move forward step by step.
