By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera  

The National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday that they were not prepared to accept any proposal such as an interim government unless President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns from being the President.  

He told Parliament that any proposal that is being made while President Rajapaksa is in power, would not alleviate people’s violent protests, as one of the key demands of the people was for the President to quit from the post.  
He said none of the proposals made by the President was effective in resolving the burning issues of the people and added that people strongly demand that the President should “go home”.  

“Resigning from the Cabinet or forming an interim government were not solutions to the current issues,” he said.  
MP Dissanayake said they were ready to make proposals or accept any mechanism proposed to resolve the crisis on condition that the President resigns from the post in the first place.   

“We will make proposals or accept a mechanism proposed by the government if the President resigned. We can discuss any matter only after the President’s resignation,” he said. 

• “Resigning from the Cabinet or forming an interim government were not solutions to the current issues”