PMD refutes media reports claiming President proposed to replace provincial councils

 

Recent media reports attributing a quote to the President stating that the Provincial Councils will be replaced with the District Development Committees is incorrect, says the President’s Media Division.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s response in Parliament Tuesday (29) has been reported by several media in such a way that the meaning is distorted, it said issuing a special statement Wednesday.

“During the ongoing Parliamentary budget debate responding to a statement by MP Maithripala Sirisena, the President stated that the District Development Committees (DDCs) will be established within the Provincial Councils.