SLFP wants Dullas, Sajith and Anura to team up to form govt., says Dayasiri

By Rathindra Kuruwita

The SLFP wants Sri Lanka SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader, Sajith Premadasa and Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to reach a consensus and form a government that has legitimacy in the eyes of the people, SLFP General Secretary, Dayasiri Jayasekera says.

Jayasekera said that the SLFPhad met the protesters on Monday and that they too had agreed that UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe must not be the country’s President.

“Our position is that Dullas, Sajith and Anura must form a government by consensus. Wickremesinghe too can be a part of that government. We need a President, a Prime Minister and a government that can fulfill the aspirations of the people. Palace conspiracies won’t work now,” he said.

Responding to a question on whether the SLFP has split on supporting a Presidential candidate, Jayasekera said that all MPs in Parliament are aware of what the people want. Those who do not listen to the will of the people will be punished in the coming elections, he said.

“Most people want a real all-party government. They want political stability. They do not want the economic crisis to go on. They demand a solution and I think these can only be done through a government that has the respect and support of the people,” Jayasekera said.