JVP promises full term of UPFA Govt. - Somawansa

by Gamini Bandaranaike

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe said that the JVP would do everything possible to strengthen the hands of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga." The SLFP has never had a good friend like the JVP and we ensure that this government will run its full term of six years", he added.

Addressing public meeting held yesterday at the Colombo Municipal Grounds to say "No to Joint Mechanism- Let Us provide relief to those Suffered from Tsunami" as the theme, Amarasinghe said although the UNP was hoping to see the fall of this government, it would never happen and the UPFA will run the country for six years", he said.

He reminded the people that the JVP was able to get the Ceylon Electricity Board issue settled through discussion. Ranil thought that the UPFA government was over.But it did not happen that way. The UNP did not have the backbone to say what they thought of the "Joint Mechanism.

"We should protect the sovereignty,territorial integrity, independence, national security, prestige and democracy of this country. For this we are ready to support the President collecting strength of our both hands.If that is not going to happen we would form a new front involving masses. Except the SLFPers and UNPers others can join this force".

He said that the JVP was of the view that there was no need for a"joint mechanism' to distribute relief measures. The people acted fast no sooner the people were hit by the tsunami.There was no machinery in operation at that time. If the people could do so without the help of a machinery why do we want such a machinery to help, he asked.