JHU to decide on stance
Saturday, 06 July 2013
One of the extremist governing party allies, the JHU, which is campaigning heavily for the abolition of the provincial council system has so far remained silent on the President’s proclamation to call for Northern Provincial Council elections.
The JHU has presented a 21st Amendment to the constitution aimed at abolishing the provincial council system in the country.
The party together with the NFF led by Minister Wimal Weerawansa has demanded that the Northern Provincial Council election should not be held until land and police powers were removed from the provincial council list.
However, given the crisis within the government and pressure from India, it is learnt that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the JHU and NFF to take a strategic step back in its demands since the government needs to find a temporary solution to overcome India’s pressure until the end of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in September and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November.
Weerawansa who threatened to quit the government if Northern elections are called without removing land and police powers from the provinces, is now silent.
The JHU meanwhile is maintaining that the party would decide on its stance with regard to the Northern polls after a meeting of the executive committee.
The party together with the NFF led by Minister Wimal Weerawansa has demanded that the Northern Provincial Council election should not be held until land and police powers were removed from the provincial council list.
However, given the crisis within the government and pressure from India, it is learnt that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the JHU and NFF to take a strategic step back in its demands since the government needs to find a temporary solution to overcome India’s pressure until the end of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in September and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November.
Weerawansa who threatened to quit the government if Northern elections are called without removing land and police powers from the provinces, is now silent.
The JHU meanwhile is maintaining that the party would decide on its stance with regard to the Northern polls after a meeting of the executive committee.
