9.4.2008
Unexpected
drama took place at the breakaway JVP press conference
in Colombo as one rebel MP blasted the other rebels before
returning to the party fold. Anuradhapura JVP MP Ranaweera
Pathirana who scolded the 'Weerawansa & Co' was seen
escorted by police to JVP headquarters. Now the rebel
MP numbers have come down to ten.
In
this press conference, the former Leader of the Parliamentary
Group of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa, a while ago said that
the JVP has fallen to forces of imperialism. Weerawansa
this morning said in parliament that "JVP has planned
to remove me from the membership of the party which is
equal to assassinating me" and added "I have
been suspended by the party."
Reports
said earlier that eleven other JVP MPs are grouping with
Weerawansa. They are Piyasiri Wijenayake and Jayantha
Samaraweera (Kalutara), Priyankara Dissanayake and Samansiri
Herath (Puttalam), Padma Udaya Shantha (Moneragala), Achala
Jagoda and Deepal Gunasekara (Ratnapura), Nimal Premawansa
(Nuwara Eliya),Sujatha Alahakoon (Matale) and National
List MP Mohamed Muzamil.
Courtesy - Asian
Tribune