Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader – Sajith Premadasa has said that the current International Monetary Fund-supported program will be amended under an SJB government.

“We will definitely work to create a new, amended IMF agreement that is populist, philanthropic, people-friendly and that would guide the country on the correct path,” he said.

He said this during the SJB May Day rally in Colombo today (01).

He also vowed to bring everyone who is behind the Easter Sunday terror attacks before the law and to ensure maximum punishment to those involved as well as those who tried to cover it up. 

The May Day rally of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) was held earlier today (May 01).
A group of party seniors including former President Maithripala Sirisena, the newly declared SLFP presidential candidate – Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa attended the event.

The rally was organised by the trade unions affiliated to the SLFP.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader – Anura Kumara Dissanayake severely criticized Tourism Board officials receiving the Indian singers who arrived in Sri Lanka to perform at the UNP May Day musical extravaganza.

Questioning whether the UNP May Day rally was an event of the Tourism Board, Mr. Dissanayake said, President Ranil will have to bring down voters from India just like he brought down the singers from India.

The NPP leader was speaking thus at the May Day rally held in Matara today.

The prevailing situation is due to the lack of discipline and organisational strength, he pointed out.

He pledged that this was the last May Day being marked under corrupt, criminals and  rulers who drove the country to its knees and bankruptcy.