The Daily Mirror newspaper had informed that the three main candidates who are going to run for the upcoming presidential election, are ready to organize a public debate in which their policies will be presented to the people, and it is reported that the proposal was officially accepted by the National People’s Power yesterday. Sri Lanka Latest News
JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva has accepted the above proposal, reports the Daily Mirror newspaper which is on the market today.
The said media network is ready to broadcast the relevant debate live on the online media of Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa, Sunday Times and Tamil Mirror.
This invitation has been officially presented to Mr. Sajith Premadasa, but so far he has not informed that he has accepted the invitation.
The Daily Mirror media network says that soon the relevant invitation will be officially presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
However, when the leader of the opposition first said that he was ready for a debate with Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Sirasa-Hiru-Derana channels said that they are ready to prepare the necessary platform for it, but it is also a special incident that none of the JVP expressed their willingness at that time.
Here is the Daily Mirror News!
NPP accepts Daily Mirror invitation for political debate, Sajith’s confirmation awaited
The National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday accepted the official invitation for the political debate to be held by the Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa, with the three main presidential candidates while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader Sajith Premadasa is yet to confirm his participation.
The Daily Mirror invitation was accepted by NPP General Secretary Tilvin Silva, who said that NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is ready for the debate and will attend.
The Daily Mirror handed over the official invitation to the Opposition leader’s office in Colombo and the team is still to receive his confirmation of participation. However, by last evening, Premadasa’s office confirmed that Sajith Premadasa had received the invitation letter and had directed it to MP Nalin Bandara who is handling the affairs regarding the debates.
The official invitation to President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be handed over soon.
The Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa extended an invitation on April 8 to the three main Presidential candidates – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa for a LIVE political debate on their economic and political policies and their pledges to move the country forward if they win the upcoming Presidential election scheduled to be held in October.
The interview will be aired LIVE on the Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa, and Tamil Mirror and Sunday Times digital platforms.
A date and time to host the debate will be announced in the due course once all three candidates accepted the invitations.
