JVP will not associate with Unp-anura
President should appoint a new Prime Minister and a Cabinet
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday said it would not associate with the UNP to form a Government or for any other purpose although it brought the No Confidence Motion against the new administration of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
There was room for a debate on the NCM against the Rajapaksa administration.
JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake who expressed this sentiment during a media briefing held at the Parliamentary complex last afternoon said their intention was to form a Government of its own.
“The Ranil Wickremesinghe administration was acting against the people’s mandate on a large scale and a No Confidence Motion was brought against it earlier this year. We voted in favour. We stand for truth. There may be others who claim they stand for truth but that is not relevant for us and no one could associate us with them,” he said.
Mr Dissanayake added that the House did not decide that Ranil Wickremesinghe should be the Prime Minister but only passed a No Confidence Motion against the administration of Mr Rajapaksa who was appointed Prime Minister on October 26 this year.
Mr Dissanayake said what President should do now was to respect the mandate without resorting to various other tactics.
The Ranil Wickremesinghe administration was acting against the people’s mandate