Wimal and Gammanpila likely to be left out of the UPFA in next election
In yesterdays meeting of the committee members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party it has bee unanimously decided not to allow the extremist parties to join under the United National Freedom Alliance party. This had been disclosed by the deputy secretary of the party Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.
The Minister had disclosed this at media briefing held at the SLFP headquarters in Colombo.He had added that only those parties who accept the policies of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party would get the opportunity in future to contest under the UPFA ticket.It was also said that those who attempt to break the SLFP into two would not be entertained to contest under UPFA. Minister Sarath Amunugama had commented that this is evident in Parliament that there is no firm united opposition.It was also added that the parties of Members of Parliament Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila had been allowed to form an alliance with the UPFA.Hence they will not be able to contest under the UPFA in the forthcoming provincial and municipal council election.