Thursday, July 28, 2005
JHU to support Mahinda if he accepts the five concepts
By Damitha Hemachandra
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Jatika Hela Urumaya said it would support Mahinda Rajapakse as SLFP’s presidential candidate if he was prepared to publicly accept the five concepts adopted at last month’s National Conference.
JHU frontliner Champaka Ranawaka said the five concepts call for the denouncing and preventing terrorism of any sort in the country, recognizing the sovereignty of Sri Lanka, granting state protection to Buddhism as demanded in the Constitution, cessation of selling natural resources to foreigners and amending the present parliamentary electoral system and executive presidency through democratic means.
“We believe this is the wish of many Sri Lankans and if the Prime Minister is ready to give public assurance he would follow the five concepts we would support him”, Mr. Ranawaka said adding that any leader who upholds the five concepts would be supported by the JHU.
After the JHU national conference held at Nugegoda the JHU handed over lists of the five concepts to leaders of the main political parties including Premier Rajapakse and UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Jatika Hela Urumaya said it would support Mahinda Rajapakse as SLFP’s presidential candidate if he was prepared to publicly accept the five concepts adopted at last month’s National Conference.
JHU frontliner Champaka Ranawaka said the five concepts call for the denouncing and preventing terrorism of any sort in the country, recognizing the sovereignty of Sri Lanka, granting state protection to Buddhism as demanded in the Constitution, cessation of selling natural resources to foreigners and amending the present parliamentary electoral system and executive presidency through democratic means.
“We believe this is the wish of many Sri Lankans and if the Prime Minister is ready to give public assurance he would follow the five concepts we would support him”, Mr. Ranawaka said adding that any leader who upholds the five concepts would be supported by the JHU.
After the JHU national conference held at Nugegoda the JHU handed over lists of the five concepts to leaders of the main political parties including Premier Rajapakse and UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya.
