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As talks between the United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) collapsed yesterday, the latter decided to contest the April 25 general election under the telephone symbol.
SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said his alliance would contest under the telephone symbol as talks with the UNP to contest together failed.
Meanwhile, the UNP confirmed that talks with SJB to iron out differences ended without an agreement. On behalf of party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, a senior spokesman told Daily Mirror talks ended without a final agreement as SJB refused to produce relevant documents to prove it could contest under a common symbol.
The documents which SJB failed to produce during talks are appointment letters of Sajith Premadasa as SJB Chairman and Ranjith Madduma Bandara as General Secretary, notice of convention to amend the SJB Constitution (especially Section 22 where it states members of the alliance could not hold membership of another party), minutes of the convention as it is only through a convention one could change the Constitution.
Sources said UNP members including Ashu Marasinghe, Saman Ratnapriya and former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya who mediated to settle the dispute walked out as SJB members refused to show relevant documents. They have said the documents had been handed over to the Elections Commission (EC) and anyone who wanted them should ask the EC chairman.
The UNP said SJB had no option but to contest under the elephant symbol as they would be running a risk if they had not amended its Constitution.
The time granted by the EC to switch symbols ended at 3:00 p.m. yesterday. Hence, contesting under the swan symbol became out of the question. (Yohan Perera)
Jude Tuesday, 10 March 2020 06:36 AM
SJB in a pickle !!! Yeah !!
mp Tuesday, 10 March 2020 06:50 AM
This is a real joke!
Odin Tuesday, 10 March 2020 07:00 AM
Hello, is it me you'r looking for? I wonder where we are going 'coz I haven't got a clue, let me tell you now it's a long distance call!
charles Tuesday, 10 March 2020 07:18 AM
Good luck to SJB. With out the support of UNP ( elephant), no chance at all.
cheers Tuesday, 10 March 2020 07:56 AM
OMG - Sajith is already lost along with SJB and the telephone and he the bait of ranil
S.H.Moulana Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:08 AM
Nobody cares about elephant, swan or telephone but all that matters is Ranil or Sajith.................................
Caller Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:23 AM
I will call you, okay! Hey, what is your number???
Anmanpan Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:33 AM
Nice and do with the Telephone.
Ravi Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:46 AM
UNP is not Ranil's mothers property it belongs to people who supported the UNP in this country. Ranil is a traitor who is doing all under hand work with MR,
june macapagal Tuesday, 10 March 2020 06:36 PM
Ranil bugger should be removed or he should resign from the UNP and all the problems are solved.
Arthur G Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:14 PM
this ending is better, otherwise during pemadasa (senior) time he was accused of wiping out his competitors
Gamini Ranjith Tuesday, 10 March 2020 10:25 PM
Telephone symbol was suggested by Ranjan Ramanayake the phone king.
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