JVP: Both President and ruling party MPs must be sent home

BY Saman Indrajith

The Aragalaya protest must unite all its forces to pressure the Executive and the legislature, and the protesters should not shy away from that task, JVP trade union wing leader, KD Lalkantha, said, addressing a rally at the Ananda Samarakoon Open Air Theatre, in Nugegoda, on Saturday.

Lalkantha said that the Aragalaya had to topple both the President and the government. “There is no point in attacking any other power centre. Actually, there are no other power centres in this country today. Parliament is the place where the President derives his power. He is just a constitutional President. He has no mandate. Nor do the SLPP MPs have any mandate. The government MPs cannot even attend a funeral today. They all are hiding from the people. So we no longer need them. We must get rid of them and their constitutionally appointed President.”

Lalkantha said Wickremesinghe had unleashed two types of terror. “On one front, he uses the police and security forces to arrest, detain and prosecute the leaders of the Aragalaya protests. On the other front, he tries to promote his interests, ideologically. Dozens of university students are made to praise him on television. People should not fall for these ruses.”