From LankaNewsWeb
The former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he
would anticipate to have a discussion with President Maithripala Sirisena about
the future of its party and the crisis the party supporters has plunged into.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa told this when we asked him about the
leadership of his name proposed to the new party planned to be started by the
joint opposition.
The joint opposition reports assert the leadership of the
new party powered to bring the former president has been proposed to be given
to Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the national organizer post is supposed to be given
to Basil Rajapaksa. The new party which is has a symbol of a lotus flower, was
named as “Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front” first but was later due to astrological
reason the “our” part was removed.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa further stressed that he is still not
spoken about forming a new party but there is a serious anti government protest
in the regional sections of the SLFP with the current government and the party
supporters greatly dissatisfied with the current party leadership. He said
those factions are continuously insisting, him therefore he realize that it is
important to form an organization and raise a voice and speak with the
president soon about these problems.
However during the executive committee meeting held last
week the president said that he would never allow the SLFP to be divided and he
is ready to risk his life for the future of the party.
We inquired from Basil Rajapaksa about the formulation of
the new party.
“We heard the new party leadership would be borne by the
Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the national organizing post would be given to you, is
that true?”
“No, we haven’t taken any decision about the leadership
right now. Earlier those decisions were taken from up but now the names are
proposed from bottom. The regional leaders of the SLFP and the party supporters
are deprived. Only from them the proposals are taken to form a new
organization”
“However we heard that a new party is already formed and the
secretary is Sagala Kariyawasam, one of your close friends”
“No this party was already registered in 2005 by Wimal
Geeganage and the name of the party is National Front and the symbol is a bat.
We formed this party to use for emergency purpose. I got an invitation for the
convention of the party. Now the current party name is changed to “Our Sri
Lanka Freedom Front” and the symbol also has been changed as a Lotus flower”
“Is this party formed to fear Maithripala Sirisena?”
“No we don’t need to fear anybody, we are creating a space
for the party supporters”
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