Presidents’ Secretary Lalith Weeratunga has extended an invitation for the JVP to have talks with the President but having discussions with the President at this moment would not serve any purpose said JVP Leader Somawansa Amarasinghe. Addressing the media at a media briefing held in Colombo today Mr. Amarasinghe said the President has not comprehended the issue properly.

The president has extended the invitation basing on a statement Mr. Amarasinghe made at the November Heroes Commemoration Ceremony held at National Youth Council Auditorium on the 13th. The media has wrongly reported Mr. Amarasinge’s statement as ‘forwarding preconditions of the JVP to vote for the budget proposals’ and the President has sent the letter basing on those wrong reports said Mr. Amarasinghe.

“The issue cannot be summarized to four conditions. The issue is not so trivial. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of this country has to be safeguarded. The first is National security. Next a rapid economic progress should be achieved. The gains of this economic progress should be divided equally among everybody. This is the need before the country. The President has not comprehended what we demand for and for what. Hence, we cannot do anything about this letter. It is the President and the government that have to do a lot. They should formulate a programme to take the country forward and prove to the country that they have the courage to implement such a programme,” said Mr. Amarasinghe.

A decision cannot be taken basing only on the budget as there are numerous political factors that have to be considered said Mr. Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the JVP at the media briefing. Hence it was not proper for his party to announce a decision now as things could change even tomorrow. He said the JVP will study the situation until the last moment to take its decision. Mr. Silva said his party doesn’t have any uncertainty but would take the most correct decision to give the utmost to the country.

“We, in the Parliament, media discussions and elsewhere, presented the most scientific criticism regarding the budget. We criticized this budget rigorously. What the UNP did was to buy government MPs and conspire to make this an opportunity to come to power. The President too made his contribution by trying to pay more and secure his power,” said Mr. Tilvin Silva.

Mr. Wimal Weerawansa addressing the media said, “Even when an MP bumps on to another in the Parliament the term used is ‘Rs.50 million banged on me!’” “People’s representatives who have come to the Parliament with people’s votes have come down to that low and disgusting level. However, the MPs of the JVP have not come down to that low level said Mr. Weerawansa.

Courtesy - Lanka Truth