SJB finalises national list

By Yohan Perera  

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday finalised its national list nominees while arriving at a compromise with the minority parties, Harin Fernando said.   

Those included in the SJB national list are, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara, National Organiser Tissa Attanayake, Harin Fernando, Eran Wickramaratne, Imtiyaz Bakeer Markar, Mayantha Dissanayake and Dayani Gamage.   

“We have arrived at a compromise with the minority parties with regard to the national list slots,” Mr. Fernando said.   Meanwhile, SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem had earlier told journalists that his party had requested for one national list slot.   

In another development Tamil Progressieve Alliance leader MP-elect Mano Ganesan is to hold a news conference this afternoon to announce its stand on the national list. 
Mano Ganesan said his party, SLMC and ACMC jointly decided not to allow the national list issue to create any disunity within SJB. “We jointly decided to leave it to SJB leader to make the decision in the longer interests of the Alliance. ” he said.