Opposition Leader tells President to strengthen Committees

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (21) proposed President Ranil Wickremesinghe to strengthen the Committee System in Parliament.

The Opposition Leader has met the President at the Party Leaders’ Meeting yesterday (21).

The Opposition Leader noted that he had “a cordial and frank exchange of ideas. Reiterated the Opposition’s determination to provide constructive support to avert misery and disaster.”

Premadasa also said that he proposed to strengthen the committee system in parliament to achieve national consensus rather than dishing out ministerial portfolios to political opportunists resulting in a drain of scarce national resources.”