SLFPERS NOT INTERESTED IN CONTESTING UNDER SLPP

Agroup of electorate organisers of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) have told Agriculture Minister and the General Secretary of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) that they did not prefer to contest the forthcoming elections under the Lotus Bud symbol of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). Party organisers Roshan Gunarathna (Nuwara Eliya), Amarasiri Kuruwage (Rathgama), Nalin Gunawardene (Kantale) and Sarath Sandanayake (Ratnapura) who had met the Minister at his residence

They had especially expressed their displeasure over Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who was a long standing member of the SLFP obtaining the membership of the SLPP

in Colombo hav contended that contesting under the Lotus Bud symbol would liquidate the SLFP and there wouldn’t be a future for the party eventually.

They had especially expressed their displeasure over Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who was a long standing member of the SLFP obtaining the membership of the SLPP and requested the Minister to take appropriate steps to protect the SLFP founded by the former Prime Minister the late S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike.

Replying to them Mr. Amaraweera had said that they could contest the forthcoming elections under the hand symbol of the SLFP and test the waters.

He had said that the party should use the oncoming elections to gauge the public opinion on the party.