Mammoth defeat awaits UNP

Suraj A.Bandara

Over 150 seats will be won by the UPFA recording a two-thirds majority at the upcoming General Election, whereas it is abundantly clear that the UNP will be unable to secure even 50 seats, Central Provincial Council Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake said after commissioning an irrigation project at Hasalaka.

The Chief Minister said the common Opposition alliance has fragmented within a period of one and half months paving way for a UPFA’s landslide victory. “No force could prevent the mammoth defeat that awaits the UNP at this election,” he said.

With thousands of crossovers daily to the UPFA from the UNP, it has further compounded the problem for the UNP. Only Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will remain with his henchmen in the party.

“The UNP led by Ranil Wickremesinghe has dug its own grave now. Ranil cannot take the leadership of any party. He is only prone to work to the agendas of outside forces. All those who were close to him have become destitute. General Fonseka was caught up in the Ranil’s trap. Mangala Samaraweera and Rauff Hakeem have also become political orphans, he said.

Around nine seats out of 13 will be won by the UPFA in the Kandy district. We as Kandyans are ready to back the President to steer this country to the summit of development. I am glad to say no one will have to say again that Sri Lanka would be another Singapore, we will even surpass Singapore, the Minister said.

The President needs a strong Government to push the country to the top of the development sphere. “ We will give him a Parliament with a two-thirds majority,” the Chief Minister said.