Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Despite the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (National People's Power -NPP) having been throwing challenges at each other for a debate over the economic recovery of the country, they seem to have their apprehensions as well in meeting the challenge.

The SJB seems to be hesitant to field their Leader Sajith Premadasa for the duel with NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissnayake, even though it is a Presidential election that is to be held this year according to the Constitution and Premadasa's candidature for that election has long been confirmed by the party. They instead give more weight to a debate between the Economic Committees of the two parties apparently with the belief that their committe...