The election manifesto of President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is contesting the presidential election as an independent candidate will be officially launched at a special ceremony in Colombo this morning (29).
Speaking at a press conference in Colombo, Marikkar highlighted that many past election manifestos have failed to become reality.
In response, he said the SJB presented its economic policy to Parliament two years ago and has updated it twice since then. The latest version of the policy will be unveiled on 29 August, the MP said.
Taking aim at President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s election slogan “Sri Lanka Can,” Marikkar remarked that Wickremesinghe can only burden the people with taxes, hike the prices of goods, raise electricity tariffs by 300%, import substandard medicines, and engage in various types of scams.
It is reported that all the MPs representing the ruling party as well as those supporting Ranil Wickramasinghe in the presidential election have been invited for the unveiling event.
Meanwhile, the presidential election manifesto of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is also scheduled to be unveiled today.
