Budget and Opposition under attack as Lalkantha opens fire
December 11, 2013
Despite all the hardship and misery people go through, they will vote for Mahinda Rajapaksa if he decides to contest tomorrow, says K.D. Lalkantha, Chief Ministerial Candidate for the Western Province.Lalkantha admits that due to the failure of the Opposition to win over voters, people continue to hail the Rajapaksa administration. While pointing out there is a mismatch between the actual desires of the people and policies of the JVP, he claims that if his party had a massive vote base like the UNP, it would have toppled the present regime by now.
Lalkantha is a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Political Wing and also functions as President of the National Trade Union Centre (NTUC) and National Organiser of Socialist Labour Association.
Following are excerpts of the interview:
Q: What do you think about the Budget?
