Dissimilarities of views at Nugegoda rally!
Feb 06, 2017
Reports from certain factions of the joint opposition after the people’s rally which was held in Nugegoda on the 25th of January have revealed that according to dissimilarities of views there are definite signs of rupturing the party.
In particular the leaders of the joint opposition have time and again proposed to the former president the Member of Parliament for the Kurunegala district Mahinda Rajapaksa to target the president Maithripala Sirisena continuously by slandering him. But this had not happened instead what has been done had been protecting him in defence for actions taken by the government.In this context on the platform itself at Nugegoda several leading members of the joint opposition had been criticized over it for not accepting and acceding to the proposed tactic.
At the end with the intervention of the next leader and successor to be Professor GL Pieirsthe former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had been influenced to make such a speech. However the leaders of the joint opposition Vasudeva Nanayakkara,Dinesh Gunawardena,Mahindananda Aluthgamage,Dullas Alahapperuma,Kanchana Wijesekera,Bandula Gunawardena and group had opposed the decision of criticizing the President Maithripala Sirisena but were of the view to condemn the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe and other UNP members in parliament.
It is learnt from the members of the joint opposition that this rally had been organized by Dullas Alahapperuma, Rohitha Abeygunawardena and Mahindananda Aluthgamage while no support had been rendered by the Rakapksa family. It has been said that in comparison to the joint opposition rally that was held in February last year also in Nugegoda this had been less successful. In addition the focus of the media too had been drawn to that extent..
The rally of last year had been organized by Member of Parliament Wimal Weerawansa.It is learnt that Mahinda Rajapaksa had disliked the recorded speech of Wimal Weerawansa who had made in parliament having come from the remand prison to be relayed at the rally.It is also reported that Member of Parliament Prasanna Ranatunga who is a loyalist of Mahinda Rajapaksa had attempted to enter the stage with fifteen of his loyal members of provincial councils. This attempt had been foiled by the organizers. Hence these loyal provincial councillors have had to stay away from the stage.
However the members of the joint opposition against the wishes of Mahinda Rajapaksa had expressed views.The other day at a media briefing Dullas Alahapperuma had added that the intention and course of action should be the protest against the United National Party. From the year 1951n the challenge for the SLFP was how to defeat the UNP. However when the members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party are in two factions on views it is in a dilemma. This has been shown by the leaders of the joint opposition party.In this context according to Dullas Alahapperuma the strategy should be one group has to be within the government and the other outside it to defeat the UNP.He had added that the Prime Minister and the government should be protected until the next election.He also had cautioned the Members of Parliament ,Wimal Weerawansa,Udaya Gammanpila who represent the joint opposition in refraining from criticizing president Maithripala Sirisena. He also had added that the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s confession that the joint opposition would be contesting the forthcoming provincial and local government elections is only his personal opinion. Dullas Alahapperuma has quipped that he would not take such a drastic decision. This has been disclosed by the sources of the joint opposition.
However the members of the joint opposition against the wishes of Mahinda Rajapaksa had expressed views.The other day at a media briefing Dullas Alahapperuma had added that the intention and course of action should be the protest against the United National Party. From the year 1951n the challenge for the SLFP was how to defeat the UNP. However when the members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party are in two factions on views it is in a dilemma. This has been shown by the leaders of the joint opposition party.In this context according to Dullas Alahapperuma the strategy should be one group has to be within the government and the other outside it to defeat the UNP.He had added that the Prime Minister and the government should be protected until the next election.He also had cautioned the Members of Parliament ,Wimal Weerawansa,Udaya Gammanpila who represent the joint opposition in refraining from criticizing president Maithripala Sirisena. He also had added that the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s confession that the joint opposition would be contesting the forthcoming provincial and local government elections is only his personal opinion. Dullas Alahapperuma has quipped that he would not take such a drastic decision. This has been disclosed by the sources of the joint opposition.
However the majority of the members of the joint opposition are of the view that they would not remain under the leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa any longer and the leadership should be bestowed on Gotabhaya Rajapaksa or Chamal Rajapaksa..But it is reliably known that Mahinda Rajapaksa is totally not in favour of this.
In the meantime it is reported from sources of the joint opposition that Mahinda Rajapaksa had called personally those who attempt to bring Gotabhaya Rajapaksa into politics advising them to stop this campaign. This had been conveyed as somewhat like an order. He had said that joining with Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is like binding together in prison which was told to him by a professor .One Mahinda Rakapaksa had told a head of a television media institution a close associate of his not to ‘bloat” Gotabhaya.In this manner several facts have been put forward by Mahinda Rajapaksa preventing the emergence of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as a political personality..
