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Patali asks whether AKD acted unilaterally
United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, on Monday (07), said that the signing of MoUs/agreements with India seemed to be a unilateral decision taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the expense of his government, as well as the country.
The former Minister alleged that the relevant ministers and officials hadn’t been consulted in this regard. Ranawaka was addressing a public gathering, in Batticaloa, in support of URF candidates contesting the forthcoming LG polls, under the ‘Pencil’ symbol.
The ex-lawmaker said that some of these MoUs would require passage by a two-thirds majority in Parliament, and a referendum, in case they were contrary to the Constitution.
Ranawaka said that nothing was known about the MoU on defence cooperation. The URF leader accused the NPP of betraying the country and pursuing an agenda inimical to the country’s interests. The ex-Minister asked President Dissanayake whether he would give into President Trump’s demand to station US troops here to do away with increased tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, (SF)
