{"id":33469,"date":"2014-09-24T22:57:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T02:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=33469"},"modified":"2014-09-24T23:12:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T03:12:02","slug":"come-and-fight-with-me-dont-attack-my-supporters-harin-fernando-tells-upfa-ministers-behind-anti-unp-violence-in-uva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=33469","title":{"rendered":"“Come and Fight with me. Dont Attack my Supporters\u201d-Harin Fernando tells UPFA Ministers Behind Anti-UNP Violence in Uva."},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBy <\/p>\n

Dharisha Bastians
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The UNP\u2019s popular chief ministerial candidate Harin Fernando has vowed to become a royal pain to the ruling UPFA inside the Uva Provincial Council that was elected last weekend.<\/p>\n

Fernando told his first post-poll press conference in Colombo yesterday that between the UNP\u2019s 13 members and the JVP\u2019s two members, including its popular member Samantha Vidyaratne, the Opposition within the provincial assembly would become a force for the Government to reckon with. <\/p>\n

He pledged to take up issues of corruption and stand steadfastly on the side of the people who had delivered what he called a \u2018historic mandate\u2019 to the UNP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I left this provincial council to go to Parliament, Shashendra Rajapaksa was very happy about my departure,\u201d Fernando said, referring to his rival in the race for the post of chief minister in the Province.
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Fernando claimed that the strength of the Opposition campaign had already shaken the ruling alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore a single ballot was cast, the people received a 25% cut in electricity prices. If we continue like this, the Government may finally mend its ways. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately it will be too late,\u201d the young politician told reporters at Sirikotha last afternoon.<\/p>\n

He thanked voters for their confidence in him, asserting that the heroic Uva people had rebelled once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that I am the chief minister in people\u2019s hearts. I will try to do my best for the people with whatever resources I can muster,\u201d he pledged.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the UNP\u2019s gains in the region, Fernando explained that other Opposition parties must come together with the main Opposition to take the fight to the Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these other parties should join us and it must be on our terms. We are the true alternative,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Fernando called on Government members to cease the post-election violence in the Uva Province. \u201cThe terror and attacks against the Opposition and its members are systematic,\u201d he charged. He urged Government Ministers allegedly mobilising the violent mobs to take on someone their own size.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome and fight with me. Don\u2019t attack my supporters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I made a start; baton passed to Sajith\u2019: Harin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harin Fernando has urged the party\u2019s new Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa to take the party\u2019s electoral gains in Uva far and wide in order to bring about a revival of the main Opposition party.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have made a start. Now the baton has been passed to Sajith Premadasa. I hope he will be able to optimise these gains in every corner of the island,\u201d Fernando told his first post-election press conference in Colombo yesterday.<\/p>\n

Fernando said that some factions of the media were intent on using Premadasa as a pawn to destroy the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these efforts continue in the wake of the unity and cooperation that has come to this party after our victories in Uva, we will have no choice but to stand against that,\u201d he warned<\/p>\n

Karu is an unsung hero: Harin<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNP Leadership Council Chairman Karu Jayasuriya is an unsung hero in the party\u2019s successful Uva campaign, Harin Fernando told reporters at Sirikotha yesterday.<\/p>\n

Asked if he believed the Leadership Council should remain in place after a series of appointments were made outside of the Council at the Working Committee meeting on Tuesday, Fernando said the body performed an important role within the UNP.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaru Jayasuriya is really the unsung hero in this whole story. He deserves a prominent place within the UNP. The Leadership Council has important roles to play in the nominations process and disciplinary processes within the party,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Harin declines NYF Chair; hails Ruwan\u2019s offer<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United National Party (UNP) Uva Province chief ministerial candidate Harin Fernando said yesterday that he would not accept MP Ruwan Wijewardene\u2019s proposal to appoint him as Chairman of the UNP National Youth Front (NYF).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m truly honoured by his gesture but I don\u2019t want to be NYF Chairman by ousting Ruwan. He should stay as the Chairman and I will always help him. <\/p>\n

He has already launched many programmes through the NYF with an upcoming general election in mind,\u201d he said and added that Wijewardene was an honest politician with good qualities.<\/p>\n

Fernando said Wijewardene would also have to give up his membership in the Leadership Council if he resigns as NYF Chairman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a huge sacrifice. I rejected his suggestion when he informed me of the decision yesterday. He has taken the decision even without informing the National Leader. No one knew about the decision until the last minute,\u201d Harin told a news conference at Sirikotha.
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\nCourtesy:DailyFT<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Dharisha Bastians The UNP\u2019s popular chief ministerial candidate Harin Fernando has vowed to become a royal pain to the ruling UPFA inside the Uva Provincial Council that was elected last weekend. Fernando told his first post-poll press conference in Colombo yesterday that between the UNP\u2019s 13 members and the JVP\u2019s two members, including its …<\/p>\n

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