SLFP convention on massive scale
First party confab after liberation:
Over 100,000 supporters expected:
Irangika RANGE
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s National Convention will be held on
November 15 at the Khettarama Stadium, Colombo under the theme of ‘Let
us now build the country’ to consolidate the victory gained after
elimination of terrorism.
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Minister
Maithripala Sirisena |
Addressing the press in Colombo yesterday, SLFP General Secretary and
Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala
Sirisena said arrangements have already been made to conduct the
National Convention on a grand scale with the participation of about
100,000 party members from all over the country under the leadership of
President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
In terms of the SLFP constitution, the convention will proceed under
four major themes namely politics, economy, national unity and future.
The Minister further said President Rajapaksa will reveal a number of
important decisions taken at the Central Executive Committee of the SLFP.
The Minister said this was a significant event which is being held
for the first time in Sri Lanka after the restoration of total democracy
in the country.
Representatives of all constituent political parties and overseas
branches have also been invited for the convention and there is great
enthusiasm among the party cadres and activists.
Over 35 representatives of major political parties in other countries
are invited to participate in the convention. “We have received a number
of congratulatory messages and best wishes from foreign and local
political parties for the occasion,” he 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.
Party cadres from the grassroot level upwards are working
enthusiastically for this National Convention. “We want party members at
organizational level to be more active for the future progress of the
party,” he said.
The SLFP has conducted 18 National Conventions in the past under the
leadership of late Prime Minster S.W.R.D Bandaranaike, late Prime
Minister Sirima Bandaranaika, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga and present President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
As a whole, a number of important decisions on behalf of the people
and the country had been taken under SLFP regimes. “We have been able to
increase rapport and links with many foreign states while protecting our
national identity and giving priority to the indigenous values and
culture under every SLFP regime,” he further said.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s regime can be considered as ushering in
a golden era in the country as terrorism which plagued the country for
the past 30 years has been eliminated under his brave leadership. This
is a historical landmark of the nation as four political leaders who
ruled the country previously failed to achieve this goal.
He said that Sri Lanka showed an example to other countries how to
eradicate terrorism despite a host of challenges poised at national and
international level.
Today the SLFP has emerged as a very strong party under the vibrant
leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa who defeated terrorism within
just three years.
Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said people
of the country are living with new aspirations and hopes after the
defeat of terrorism. “They have kept their confidence in President
Mahinda Rajapaksa and his leadership”, he added.
The SLFP together with its alliance parties are fully committed to
fulfill their obligations to the maximum.
He said the SLFP is confident of victory at future elections since a
two-third majority has been received from the voters in several
provinces at the recent Provincial Council elections. |
