Ranil commended for taking up challenge

Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA 

Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies, Manjula Gajanayaka, has called upon all members of Parliament to set aside petty differences and actively contribute towards reviving the nation’s economy.Gajanayake said that reviving the economy should take precedence over everything else. He commended Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for taking up the challenge and said that he hoped the likes of Harsha de Silva, Eran Wickremerathne, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, M A Sumanthiran, Mano Ganeshan, Wijedasa Rajapaksa, Dullas Alahapperuma, M U M Ali Sabry PC and Kanchana Wijesekera would accept positions in the new Cabinet.

He said that the main demand of the protesters at Galle Face was for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa; the issue should be addressed at the same time and suggested that steps should be taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and introduce the 21st Amendment to the Constitution.Gajanayaka said that it was imperative that action be initiated to recover the money which had been stolen from the country.