“Our politburo will meet in Batticaloa next week to take a final decision. High officials of the government have invited us to join the alliance. The UPFA is one of our friendly parties,” -TMVP ________________________________
(March 20, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Jathika Hela Urumaya says that it will contest the elections for the eastern provincial council along with the government.
The party’s central committee and Sangha Council that met recently decided that they should join forces with the present regime to defeat Tamil terrorism and to protect the Sinhala Buddhist heritage in the east.
Meanwhile, the United National Party has taken a decision unofficially to contest the east polls, and will make it official once a special committee finalizes the decision.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna too, has decided to field its candidates for the election.
Meanwhile, an agreement between the government and TMVP is in the offing, to contest the Provincial Council elections in the East.
The government has already expressed its willingness to join hands with the TMVP to contest the upcoming elections, as it did at the elections to the Batticaloa Municipal Council.
The ruling UPFA has proposed that the TMVP field its candidates under its ‘Betel leaf’ symbol to capture power in the council to be formed in the East, for the first time after its de-merger from the North, following a Supreme Court ruling.
The government has also appointed a committee comprising Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Education Minister Susil Premajayantha to look into matters pertaining to the election.
Asked for comments, TMVP spokesman Azath Moulana said that, though the government had invited them to field candidates under a common symbol, his party would take a final decision only next week.
“Our politburo will meet in Batticaloa next week to take a final decision. High officials of the government have invited us to join the alliance. The UPFA is one of our friendly parties,” he said.
The UNP Democratic Group said that it would also contest the elections along with the UPFA.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
The party’s central committee and Sangha Council that met recently decided that they should join forces with the present regime to defeat Tamil terrorism and to protect the Sinhala Buddhist heritage in the east.
Meanwhile, the United National Party has taken a decision unofficially to contest the east polls, and will make it official once a special committee finalizes the decision.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna too, has decided to field its candidates for the election.
Meanwhile, an agreement between the government and TMVP is in the offing, to contest the Provincial Council elections in the East.
The government has already expressed its willingness to join hands with the TMVP to contest the upcoming elections, as it did at the elections to the Batticaloa Municipal Council.
The ruling UPFA has proposed that the TMVP field its candidates under its ‘Betel leaf’ symbol to capture power in the council to be formed in the East, for the first time after its de-merger from the North, following a Supreme Court ruling.
The government has also appointed a committee comprising Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Education Minister Susil Premajayantha to look into matters pertaining to the election.
Asked for comments, TMVP spokesman Azath Moulana said that, though the government had invited them to field candidates under a common symbol, his party would take a final decision only next week.
“Our politburo will meet in Batticaloa next week to take a final decision. High officials of the government have invited us to join the alliance. The UPFA is one of our friendly parties,” he said.
The UNP Democratic Group said that it would also contest the elections along with the UPFA.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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