President Ranil Wickremesinghe has, in a letter to all Members of Parliament yesterday (29), Invited them all to join a National All Party Programme to create economic and social stability.
"The Government is currently engaged in great efforts to gradually restore normalcy to the political and social unrest created with the economic crisis that the country is facing today. Accordingly, initial plans required to implement a systematic economic reform programme are being formulated, while preliminary measures are also being undertaken for the creation of economic stability," the letter read.President Wickremesinghe further noted that in his opinion, the programme needed to be implemented with the participation of all political parties representing Parliament, civil society organisations and all related parties for it to be a success. "It is also the intention of the people at this moment, that their representatives in Parliament will act to find solutions to the economic and social crisis in the country through a common programme. It is the duty and responsibility of all of us. I propose to initiate a broad dialogue to discuss next steps, including the reintroduction of the 19th amendment to he constitution and the Parliamentary Oversight Committee System to fulfill this national responsibility," the letter mentioned. The letter concluded by requesting the MPs to convey the message to all party concurrence to the President as early as possible.