UNP must field candidate - Johnston
Walter Liyanarachchi
The UNP Leader should forthwith propose to field a candidate from the
party since no election in the party’s history were there elections
without a candidate from the UNP, UNP MP Johnston Fernando said.
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Johnston Fernando
and Azath Sally
Picture by Sudath Nishantha |
Fernando lashing out at Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said
tomorrow’s party convention held today will be a crucial and decisive
one.
“There are enough efficient members in the party to face the
Presidential Election.
Why is the UNP Leader hesitating to handover the leadership as done
in the past?” Fernando asked.
Addressing a press conference, Fernando said that S.B. Dissanayake
has made a public statement saying that he is prepared to accept the
challenge to contest the election. “Not only S.B. but there are several
who can contest from the UNP,” he said.
“When there is no democracy in the party how can he establish
democracy in the country,” he queried.
Fernando said there is information that certain elements are
instructed to pelt stones and hoot when S.B. Dissanayake speaks at the
UNP convention today.
Asked whether he is joining the Government, Fernando said he has no
such intention.
Former CMC Deputy Mayor Azath Sally said the UNP leadership had no
plan at all to look after the Muslims. |
