Main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in a statement stated it will agree to be part of a national program to solve the current crisis based on the proposals submitted by Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL).
SJB says that it believes the proposal put forward by the BASL to abolish the executive presidency as the fundamental requirement in resolving the current economic and political crisis in the country.
“We have decided to be part of a national program to solve the current crisis based on implementing the Bar Association proposal to abolish the executive presidency” SJB MP Harin Fernando told NewsWire.
The Proposals of the BASL includes establishing an Interim Government of National Unity consisting of 15 Cabinet Ministers.
'The Prime Minister is to be a Member of Parliament who is able to establish a consensus among all political parties recognised by the Speaker in Parliament on the national economy and to enact necessary reforms.
If there is no Member of Parliament who meets this criteria due to the exigencies of the situation a vacancy created by the resignation of a National List MP may be used to facilitate the entry into Parliament of an individual who meets this criteria.