Sajith seeks new budget, donor conference to rebuild disaster-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday urged the government to withdraw the current budget and present a revised spending plan tailored to support the more than 1.5 million people affected by Cyclone Ditwah. Speaking in Parliament, Premadasa said the existing budget does not reflect the country’s post-disaster realities and called for a short delay to prepare a new relief-focused budget. He said Sri Lanka should convene an international donor conference to secure urgent humanitarian and recovery assistance. Premadasa added that if the government is unable to organize such a conference, the opposition is prepared to take the lead…

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