Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa claims a conspiracy has been launched to remove CBSL governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe from his post and to appoint a crony of a powerful figure in government. “There are plans afoot to remove Dr Weerasinghe who made many sacrifices to return to the country and replace him with a close friend,” he said in parliament today (02).

Premadasa said in such a scenario the possibility of forming an all-party government is inconceivable.

He said the current government is spreading a fallacy that Weerasinghe holds dual citizenship while everyone knows who truly appointed a dual citizen to the post of CBSL governor once.

The opposition leader said that what should be done now is to work with transparency and that everyone must unite with a sincere purpose without attempting to achieve narrow ends.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya says President Ranil Wickremesinghe during the meeting with the Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday, ruled out the possibility of an election in the immediate future.

Despite an invitation to join the government, Premadasa had declined the offer again.

According to SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara, the party had asked for an election to form a government with a fresh mandate to govern the country. However, the president had ruled it out the request.

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya will meet President Ranil Wickremesinghe today evening to discuss the implementation of a national all party program. 

The President's Media Division on 20 July confirmed President Wickremesinghe had extended an invitation to all parties to hold talks. In the invitation Wickremesinghe said initial plans required to implement a systematic economic reform programme are being formulated, while preliminary measures are also being undertaken for the creation of economic stability.

In a letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday agreed to meet the former on 5 August to discuss the implementation of an all-party program. 

In his letter, Premadasa said that he accepts President Wickremesinghe's invitation for a dialogue on the next steps, including the 19th constitutional amendment and the re-introduction of the parliamentary oversight committee system, to find solutions to the country's economic and social crises. 

“The economic, political and social crisis in our motherland must be brought to an end and the necessary measures should be taken urgently to restore people's lives,” he said.