cat is out of the bag jvp decides in favour of mara -yet another egregious blunder by jvp

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Cat is out of the bag : JVP decides in favour of

MaRa -yet another egregious blunder by JVP

(Lanka-

e-News- 08.June.2014, 7.30PM)

Based on the announceent ade

!" J#P $ene%a& sec%eta%" '&n

*&a to the Lak!a news+a+e%s

&ast %da", t has coe to &$ht

that des+te akn$ a !$ dn

a!out e&dn$ a coon

o++oston canddate at the

o%thcon$ P%esdenta& e&ectons

aed at a!o&shn$ the eecute

P%esdenc", the J#P s na&&"

akn$ %eactona%" oes to

su++o%t the dctato%a& P%esdent

Mahnda /aa+akse who was

nsta&&ed n +owe% wth ts

su++o%t, nstead o onn$ wth

the o++oston to e&d a coon

canddate .

'&n *&a stated , t%eendous

eo%ts a%e !en$ ade to %escue

the J#P &eade%sh+ ethe% a a

%e+%esentate o the ca+a$n on

!eha& o the +eo+&e o% soe!od" %es+ons!&e n that d%ecton . th a ew to !u&dn$

the +eo+&es ca+a$n , a&%ead" a nu!e% o successu& dscussons hae !een he&d

wth t%ade unons , ne%st" &ectu%e%s ede%aton , a%e%s , &a!o% t%ade unonsts and

an" othe% $%ou+s. Mo%eoe% , dscussons a%e to !e had wth o%e $%ou+s n theutu%e , he added.

t s a atte% o% dee+ %e$%et , at the %ecent eetn$ he&d at the 5"de +a%k ,wth the

+a%tc+aton o t%ade unons and c& o%$an6atons aed at a!o&ton o ecute

P%esdenc" , whe%e ate% statn$ %e+%esentates o J#P t%ade unon s+eake%s w&& a&so

!e takn$ +a%t , the J#P at the &ast sta$es $no%ed and o%$ot ts stance.

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n the +ast , at the unoca& dscussons , the J#P &eade%s sad , /an&

ck%eesn$he s con$ o%wa%d as the P%esdenta& canddate o the NP the"

wou&d not etend su++o%t.

5owee% , $on$ !" the stateent o '&n *&a toda" , t s edent that at the

o%thcon$ P%esdenta& e&ectons , the" w&& !e %e+%esentn$ a th%d o%ce. 'he%e+%esentates o t%ade unons o a%e%s , &a!o%e%s and othe% naes the" a%e

entonn$ a%e unons a&ated to the J#P and none othe%, and the% +%os+ecte

canddate s #en. %. a!a%a 9&a 'he%o , acco%dn$ to unoca& sou%ces. #en.

9&a 'he%o was o% soete an acte J#P e!e% , and &ed the J#P Bhkkhu

o%$an6aton . 5e s a Bhkkhu who s st&& a J#P e!e% and not soe!od" new o%

noe&.

: cou%se ,the J#P has a deoc%atc %$ht to take an" +o&tca& decson , "et such a

decson s wttn$&" o% unwttn$&" cont%!utn$ to au$ent and %ee the +owe%s o

des+otc o%!und Mahnda /aa+akse who the" !%ou$ht nto +owe% , the +eo+&e who

a%e %eectn$ and o++osn$ h eheent&" cannot contnue to %ean s&ent , and d&"

watch. t s a ta& ;ueston wh" , the J#P s not onn$ wth the othe% consttuent

+a%tes o the o++oston nc&udn$ the NP <

o the" hae a +o&tca& a$enda <

en ate% the% two nsu%$ences du%n$ the &ast 40 "ea%s and the% +o&tca& +%o$%as ,

the" hae on&" a =-10 > su++o%t o the +eo+&e .

9n" no% +o&tca& +a%t" has on&" = aenues o+en to the at the P%esdenta&

e&ectons ?

1. e&dn$ the% own canddate

2. *u++o%tn$ a canddate o anothe% +o&tca& +a%t" o% an a&&ance !ased on condtons.

3. *u++o%tn$ a canddate o anothe% +o&tca& o% an a&&ance sans condtons.

4. *u++o%tn$ a coon canddate who s %e+%esentn$ no +o&tca& +a%t" .

=. Bo"cottn$ e&ectons .

'he J#P has a&%ead" %eso%ted to a&& the a!oe o+tons n the +ast , and s the%eo%e &et

wth no o%e.

1. 'he J#P e&ded /ohana ewee%a as ts canddate at the 1@82 e&ectons .

2. n 1@@4 , the J#P wthd%ew ts P%esdenta& canddate to su++o%t Ahand%ka when

she was e&ected to +owe% on the condton, the ecute P%esdenc" sha&& !e a!o&shed



wthn an "ea% o he% con$ to +owe% .

3. n 200= , when P%esdent Mahnda /aa+akse contested and won e&ectons , the J#P

su++o%ted h sans condtons.

4. n 2010 , the J#P su++o%ted *a%ath onseka the canddate sans a +a%t" , !ased on a+a+e% wthout contestn$ e&ectons.

=. n 1@8@ , 'he J#P !o"cotted e&ectons and k&&ed the %st e ote%s who went to cast

the% otes.

n the c%custances , the J#P s &et wth no o%e +o&tca& o+tons at the utu%e

P%esdenta& e&ectons.

the%e s an" , t s on&" to %edee the sns t cotted . 'he on&" wa" to do that s to

ae%t the un+a%dona!&e sn o uncondtona&&" su++o%tn$ Mahnda /aa+akse the

noto%ous c%ue&, c%ooked , +owe% $%eed" and t%ato%ous &eade% at the o%thcon$

P%esdenta& e&ectons.

d not the J#P know at the 200= P%esdenta& e&ectons that Mahnda /aa+akse +%o%

to that , de%auded the 'suna unds sent o% the %e&e o cts !" t%anse%%n$ the

ones nto hs "oun$e% sste%s !ank account < Ae%tan&" , J#P cannot +&ead $no%ance

o these sta%k acts.

as the J#P unawa%e as a an +a%t" o Mahndas e&ecton ca+a$n du%n$ that+e%od , that Mahnda !" a%%an$n$ +a"ents n !&&ons o %u+ees to the L''

un&awu&&" , o%ced the ote%s to !o"cott e&ectons n the no%th , and de+%ed the ote%s

o the% &e$tate %anchse <

d nt the J#P ee& $u&t" o% so%%" that the count%" s !en$ !et%a"ed to the L'' at

that te< dnt the" %ea&6e t was an e+&otaton o +owe% o wea&th and wea+ons

,and that eoc%ac" was !en$ deastated< 9te% known$ a&& these , wh" dd the J#P

%ean !&ndo&ded and t$ht &++ed <

hen the J#P s $u&t" o a&& these &a+ses , ce%tan&" J#P has no o%a& %$ht to c&a t

w&& not !e su++o%tn$ a coon canddate heshe s o NP , and wthout ctn$ an"

%easona!&e $%ounds act n a anne% that w&& dest%o" and deo%a&6e the o++oston Cs

ont eo%ts . 'hs s o!ous&" !ecause o the oo&shness o w%on$&" sua&6n$ o%

a$nn$ o% c&an$ that /aa+akse can !e deeated !" anta$on6n$ the NP whch

has the !$$est ote !ase aon$ the o++oston +a%tes. 'hs ste+ w&& !e the ost

onuenta& o the se%es o +o&tca& !&unde%s cotted !" the J#P !ecause t s



ce%tan&" a ost stu+d +o&tca& oe that w&& wthout an" t%ace o dou!t he&+

Mahnda who s now %e+u&sed and %eected !" one and a&&.

t s a +t" that the J#P wh&e announcn$ t s o%n$ a th%d +o&tca& o%ce s +&a"n$

nto the hands o Mahnda /aa+akse , and cont%!utn$ towa%ds hs cto%" han$

o%$otten the 1@8@ eents and e+e%ence. n 1@8@ , the J#P %eused to ente% nto a ont +%o$%a wth *%a Banda%anake o the o++oston , and wthd%ew %o

dscussons dwa" du%n$ that +e%od ( None o the J#P e!e%s who +a%tc+ated n

those dscussons a%e &n$ now . nesh Dunawa%dena howee% who took +a%t ou$ht

to %ee!e% )

t s the concton o the J#P , that the +eo+&e a%e !en$ &u%ed towa%ds t snce the

+eo+&e a%e ds&&usoned oe% the act that the *LP cou&d not deeat the NP snce

P%eadasa was +%o+e&&ed to +owe%. 'hat te t was the J#Ps !o"cott o e&ectons that

ade the !$$est cont%!uton to nsta&& P%eadasa n +owe% , and the etense

o&ence that was &aunched to sa!ota$e e&ectons. 9te% P%eadasa cae to +owe% , the

J#P !e$an ts o&ence a$anst h wh&e +%oc&an$ that hs $oe%nent w&& not &ast

o% o%e than th%ee onths.

n the end , a ao%t" o the J#P e!e%s and ts &eade%s we%e assassnated.

Now the J#Ps ca&cu&aton s , n case Mahnda /aa+akse s %e e&ected , the +eo+&e w&&

se&ect the J#P at the net %ound !ased on ts assu+ton that the NP s weak.

no%tunate&" , that s a sca&cu&aton. Poste&" what s $on$ to ha++en s , a%e+etton o the 1@8@ de!ac&e , o% een wo%se. 'hat w&& !e ost dan$e%ous not on&" to

the J#P , !ut een to the ao%t" o the +eo+&e.

'hou$h the NP s a +a%t" wth a &a%$e ote !ase , t s to deeat the /aa+akse

%e$e , t cannot a&one do t. 'he su++o%t o the no% +a%tes s essenta&. 9t the sae

te ths ao% NP +a%t" ha&ts , ate% deeatn$ /aa+akse %e$e wthout

a!o&shn$ the eecute P%esdenc" and $oes o t%ack , the sa&&e% consttuent +a%tes

w&& hae the %$ht and a!&t" to kee+ t on t%ack.

n the c%custances , a no% +a%t" that has on&" a =>-10 > su++o%t o the +eo+&e

shou&d not act &ke $an$s wth swe&&ed heads +ande%n$ to dsona& nte%ests nstead

o natona& nte%ests whe%e!" on&" the /aa+akse %e$e w&& stand to $an. t ust

nstead act wth honest cotent n wo%d and deed n the !est nte%ests o the

count%"s deoc%ac". t shou&d !tte%&" and wth dete%naton o++ose the atte+ts to

ake the eecute +%esdenc" a dctato%a& %e$n.



'he J#P that +%ooted to nsta&& a dctato% sans condtons ust use a&& ts %esou%ces

and +owe%s now to swee+ h out o +owe%- the on&" wa" t can w+e out ts +ast sn

own$ to whch the who&e count%" s now +a"n$ a e%" h$h +%ce.

B" -a& hee%aseka%a('%ans&ate %o *nha&a o%$na& a%tc&e to n$&sh !" Je)

cat is out of the bag jvp decides in favour of mara -yet another egregious blunder by jvp

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