WILL ONLY HAVE POLITICAL DEALINGS WITH PARTY

General Secretary of the SLFP, former Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara told Daily Mirror that a team of officials of the party led by him met Premier Wickremesinghe yesterday to discuss the reported offer of ministerial positions to six SLFP parliamentarians in order to secure their support to the government.

“We expressed our disappointment and disagreement on the covert overtures made to six SLFPERS with a pledge to offer ministerial positions behind the back of the party. If both parties went ahead with the plan, the SLFP would have been in an extremely embarrassing position and under no circumstances would be able to support the Wickremesinghe government. Now that we have a better understanding, the SLFP would support the government in each and every measure taken to minimize the sufferings of the people in a double quick time,” Mr. Jayasekara stressed.