Mayantha decides to step down from COPF

COLOMBO (News 1st); SJB Parliamentarian Mayantha Dissanayake said that he will step down from the post of Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance.

Speaking to reporters in Colombo on Monday (27), Dissanayake said that he will direct his letter of resignation to the speaker and noted that he held discussions before deciding to step down.

"I am doing so because we need to have a common agreement to work in the opposition under the opposition leader to carry out the duties of the opposition," he told reporters.