SLFP National Convention on Nov 15

Shirley Wijesinghe

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party will hold its National Convention on November 15, Sunday at the Khettarama Grounds, Colombo under the chairmanship of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. This year’s convention will be held on a grand scale with the participation of about 100,000 party members from all districts of the country including the North and East, party sources said.

Representatives of all constituent political parties have also been invited for the convention and there is great enthusiasm among the party cadres and activists.

Party cadres from the grass roots level upwards are working enthusiasticly for this National Convention since terrorism which plagued the country for 30 years was defeated under the leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, sources said.

All arrangements have been made to hold the convention with the participation of a massive crowd expected at the event led by district and electoral organizers of the SLFP..

According to SLFP sources, the President will announce at the convention the dates of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections and which of these would be held first and a number of important resolutions will also be moved.