Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

JVP to move resolution calling for polls after defeating political coup

- BY AJITH SIRIWARDAN­A

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday they would bring in a resolution to dissolve parliament and pave the way for a General Election soon after defeating the current political coup.

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayak­e was speaking at a rally held in Maharagama on the theme “Defeat dictatoria­l fury and win democracy”.

He said neither Mahinda faction nor the Ranil faction had a right to form a government right now as they had violated the mandate of the people who were the ones that should decide who forms a new government.

“The Rajapaksa government which was formed after buying over MPS in parliament has no right to govern the country.the Ranil faction has also violated the mandate given in 2015. Both factions have no right to form a government. The right to form a new government should be given over to the people,’ he said.

Mr. Dissanayak­e said however they were not prepared to go for an election under this illegitima­te government and added that they would make every effort to defeat this coup in parliament, in court and in the streets. “The President continues to violate the Constituti­on. If this continues, it would lead to a blood bath.when Parliament does not accept the government and the Cabinet, the government rules the country against the Constituti­on. This will end in blood bath,” he said.

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