COLOMBO (News 1st): Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said he met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (21) at the Party Leader’s Meeting.

Premadasa said he had a cordial and frank exchange of ideas and reiterated the opposition’s determination to provide constructive support to avert misery and disaster.

Sajith Premadasa also 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.

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