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JVP Slams 'Main' Parties For Lack Of Policy Discussion

August 07, 2015

JVP Politburo Member and former MP Sunil Handunnetti slammed both ‘main’ parties, saying that both the UNP and the UPFA do not discuss policy through their manifestos.

Speaking at a press conference today in Colombo, Handunnetti said that both the UNP and the UPFA has once again given a set of promises. He pointed out that this had been the political culture of the country over the past decades.

What the country needs is a discussion on policies to be adopted in the next five years, Handunnetti argued. Commenting on the UPFA manifesto he said that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has given promises which he could not deliver as the President of the country for 9 years.

Handunnetti also criticized the UNP manifesto, adding that if the economic policy suggested by the UNP is adopted, the local industries would be ruined.

Certain JVP National List Candidates Openly Support UNP, Says Jayagoda

August 07, 2015

Frontline Socialist Party (FLSP) Propaganda Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda on Thursday hit out at the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), saying that several JVP national list candidates are supporting United National Party (UNP) openly.

Addressing a media briefing on Thursday, Jayagoda revealed that former Auditor General Sarath Chandra Mayadunne had attended election meetings with UNP candidate Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.

Moreover, another JVP national list candidate, Upul Kumarapperuma, has acted as one of coordinators of a recent event organized by UNP candidate Upul Shantha Sannasgala, Jayagoda stated.

“JVP leaders like Lalkantha say that they are different from main two parties. They say their candidates will never support any other party after the election. But after seeing their national list candidates working with UNP, how can we believe it?” he questioned.

People like Ranil Wickremasinghe, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Rauff Hakeem, Anura Dissanayake are in the same boat, Jayagoda told. They do not want to introduce proper solutions for the problems of this social system, he added.

Three Arrested For Threatening Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon

August 06, 2015

Three individuals were arrested by Dambulla Police yesterday on allegedly threatening Central Province Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon at the police station a few days ago.

The incident had allegedly taken place when Tennakoon arrived at the Dambulla Police Station to complain about damaging election cut-outs near former minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon's house. Three supporters of Deputy Minister Ranjith Aluvihare verbally assaulted him inside the police station and threatened him with death, Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon complained to the police.

The suspects were arrested last night after evading arrest for a few days. They will be produced before the Dambulla Magistrate today.

Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon is the son of former Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon.

Harin Fernando On Fire!

August 05, 2015

Uva Province Chief Minister Harin Fernando asked SLFP Spokesman Dilan Perera to take poison on August 18 once the UPFA is defeated at the general election.

He said this in response to Dilan Perera's comments yesterday, asking the Prime Minister and four others to take poison.

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