{"id":66689,"date":"2019-12-10T20:19:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T01:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=66689"},"modified":"2019-12-10T20:19:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T01:19:17","slug":"unp-leader-ranil-wickremesinghe-has-appointed-a-committee-to-formulate-plan-on-how-to-face-elections-and-go-forward-says-unp-general-secretary-akila-viraj-kariyawasam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=66689","title":{"rendered":"UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has Appointed a Committee to Formulate Plan on How to Face Elections and Go Forward Says UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United National Party yesterday said that a committee appointed by Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will decide how to face the upcoming General Election and urged all party members to unite to move forward. \u201cIf everyone in the party speaks in one voice and if we go forward to the General Election together we can get the necessary 113 seats to form a government,\u201d he claimed, pointing out that the people were more politically conscious and would vote against the Government if the UNP exposed their weaknesses<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a democratic party and we should debate differences of opinion. However, there is a place to debate such opinions and once discussed and agreed upon we should speak in one voice,\u201d the General Secretary said. <\/p>\n

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Kariyawasam pointed out Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had appointed a committee comprising a cross section of party members to look into the future of the UNP. \u201cWe should move forward based on the decisions taken by that committee,\u201d he stressed. <\/p>\n

UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam addressed the media yesterday at the Party Headquarters flanked by UNP Parliamentarians Prof. Ashu Marasinghe and Wijepala Hettiarchchi. <\/p>\n

Commenting on the Government\u2019s actions, Kariyawasam criticised its approach to dealing with diplomatic relations. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to ask the Government whether they are going to sign the MCC agreement or whether they are prepared to take a step back in the relationships the country has established with United States and other key country,\u201d he asserted. <\/p>\n

Kariyawasam stated that longstanding diplomatic relations Sri Lanka had with many states were today eroded due to actions of the Government. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe diplomatic trust Sri Lanka had is reducing, especially with the Swiss Embassy situation which the Government has mishandled and continues to do so,\u201d he charged. <\/p>\n

He pointed out that as the matter had been taken up in Courts, the authorities should await the outcome of the case without commenting on the matter. <\/p>\n

Kariyawasam also raised concerns on allegations of political victimisation against UNP supporters in State institutions and said that the party had set up an information gathering centre at Sirikotha to compile data on such incidents.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n

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The United National Party yesterday said that a committee appointed by Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will decide how to face the upcoming General Election and urged all party members to unite to move forward. \u201cIf everyone in the party speaks in one voice and if we go forward to the General Election together we can …<\/p>\n

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