The All Ceylon Peasants Federation has called for an immediate emergency sitting of Parliament to be convened, to address the plight of people affected by the extreme weather conditions.

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The agrarian community and all the people in this country are facing major disaster situations as a result of the extreme weather situation. We forcefully call upon all these people who are wasting millions upon millions of rupees on cut-outs and banners, to please look into the plight of the innocent people. We especially call on the government to convene Parliament, consider this disaster situation as a national emergency and intervene in the matter. We forcefully call on the government to do this.

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