11 August 2022 05:45 pm
Claiming that it was pointless being party to the government which was formed with Rajapaksas, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today they were ready to react positively if a program was presented with a certain time frame to resolve the burning issues faced by the people.
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a reply letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe's request to join an all-party-government said all-party or multi-party government formed by the present Parliament had no manadate or moral right to govern the country for a long period of time.
He said an opportunity should be given for a new mandate through an election to form a new government capable of finding lasting solutions to the economic crisis.
Mr. Dissanayake said the President Wickremesinghe had launched suppression on protesters by enforcing emergency regulations while inviting opposition parties to join an all-party-government and pointed out that they strongly objected such moves.
He said if there was a genuine intention to form an all-party-government, it should have been done with at least a short term action plan to the present crisis soon after former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country and added that the golden opportunity for such a move was missed out now.
Mr. Dissanayake said they as the National People's Power (NPP) presented a set of proposals which included appointing an MP who has no future political agendas as the President and a Prime Minister with the consent of all political parties in Parliament, appointing a small Cabinet representing all political parties in Parliament and hold a general election within six months to form a new government.
He said however, they could not meterialise their proposals as President Wickremesinghe formed a Ranil-Rajapaksa government after becoming the President with the support of MPs loyal to Rajapaksas.
The JVP leader stressed the need to go for a general election to form a new government capable of resolving burning issues faced by the people. (Ajith Siriwardana)