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Monday, May 1, 2017

JVP in touch with TNA, SLMC to mount struggle for abolition of Executive Presidency


2017-05-02 00:01:37


JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva in an interview with Daily Mirror says his party will make a new political formation with the aim of gaining power. He speaks of geopolitical connotations involved in the Hambantota Port project and the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm project. Excerpts of the interview:  

  • No difference between the present and former rule

  • Trinco Oil Tank, Hambantota Port, Economic Nerve Centres not to be alienated 

  • Both regimes riddled with rampant corruption, frauds 

Q In the context of current political developments, how does the JVP plan for 
its activities?  

As for the current situation, we find several issues. The economy has virtually collapsed. The govt is embroiled in a serious financial crisis. It is now opting to auction off the national assets of the country as a way out of this crisis. The Hambantota Port and the adjacent lands, the East Terminal of the Colombo Port, the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm are earmarked for selling off. Apart from the Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ETCA) to be signed, the govt has inked yet another Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India outlining projects to be assigned to India. We are not opposed to mutually beneficial bilateral agreements.