Sri Lanka, Sept. 13 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has announced that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is preparing to conduct a public rally and peaceful protest in Colombo on September 24 against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, calling for the support of progressive citizens.

The Opposition Leader made these remarks today while addressing a meeting of SJB local government members and constituency organisers of the Colombo District at the Opposition Leader's Office.

Sajith Premadasa stated that the government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is destroying democracy, judicial independence, and the rule of law.

He noted that the SJB was the first party to explicitly oppose the 22nd Amendment and affirmed...