We will change the CPEC Bill once elected-SJB

May 20, 2021

We will change the Colombo port City Economic Commission Bill when we are electedto office,” said Opposition and SJB leader SajithPremadasa, said. The opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya staged a silent protest opposite Parliament this morning against the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill while setting fire to the bill. They called it a treacherous act by the government. They alleged that the government was trying to pass the bill amidst the fast spreading pandemic and curtailing protests using quarantine laws. Police said that protests are not possible under the prevailing situation.

We will change the CPEC Bill once elected-SJB

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