New Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa who has been named as the new Leader of Opposition yesterday said he would not support the implementation of proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement with USA but would only support an abolition of it.
“We will provide two third majority for the government to tear the MCC agreement into pieces as that was the pledge given by the present government during the presidential election,” Mr. Premadasa said while speaking to UNP activists in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte yesterday.
“I intend to lead the opposition as a progressive force and therefore will see to it that it supports all good things which the present government does. Therefore we will support the government to implement all what is stated in its manifesto. Government wants two third majority to abolish the 19th Amendment to the constitution but we will support it to implement all other pledges it made through the election manifesto leaving the abolition of this piece of legislation aside,” he added.
