UNP blindly following West - Udith Lokubandara

ASELA KURULUWANSA

W. J. M. Udith Lokubandara, son of Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara said he would gladly accept the post of Badulla district SLFP organiser offered to him by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his wedding day because he cannot play any positive role in the UNP which was blindly following the West in its policies and programs.

He said this when he called on the Malwatte and Asgiriya prelates at their respective viharayas in Kandy to receive their blessings yesterday.

Lokubandara said the UNP had never given him an organiser's post. But when the President gave him the SLFP organiser's post, the UNP was spreading a false rumour saying that he was already a UNP organiser with a sinister motive to undermine him. He said the President had offered this post quite unexpectedly but he hoped to make use of its to provide a dignified service to the people.

The Malwatte and Asgiriya prelates lauded Lokubandara's decision to accept the challenge offered to him by the President at a time he was introducing a program beneficial to the country after eradicating terrorism and said their blessings were with Lokubandara for the success of his endeavours.

The Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkhita Mahanayaka Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter said with the conclusion of the war against terrorism, a development war has dawned and introduction of youth to the political stream would be of great assistance towards its success.