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This government cannot be toppled for 5 years nor can those trying to disintegrate the party frighten us –S.B.’s analysis (Audio)

(Lanka-e-News- 16.March.2016, 10.45PM)  The present government cannot be toppled by anybody for the next five years , therefore action will be taken against  those who try to destroy the SLFP , minister for social empowerment and welfare  S.B. Dissanayake exhorted.

In any case , taking action against the party members is a matter that comes under the purview of the party’s central committee , and that  decision must be  least harmful to the party  , the minister added when speaking  at a media briefing yesterday (15).

The minister addressing the press briefing held at State information department yesterday (15) to enlighten on the present political situation , while extending a warning to  the  people’s representatives, and party members  participating in the rally on the 17 th to break up the SLFP went on to elaborate on the measures that were taken against those who turned against the party in the past.

Going by the history of Basil Rajapakse , he had demonstrated and proved he is a talented wheeler dealer , and the Rajapakse family too had opposed his activities, the minister pointed out.

The minister commenting  further spoke thus :

''The nonchalance and silence  of the government of ex president Mahinda Rajapakse while charges were mounted against it , resulted in most people yearning for  a change .  At that time all the state and private media worked for Mahinda Rajapakse.  Yet, we lost and we lost  the votes of the minorities too.

By Mahinda Rajapakse handing over the SLFP party’s  president post to Maithripala Sirisena , the party gained in stature and strength. Our members were inspired. Maithripala is most democratic that he even allowed  some to be in the opposition as they wished.

Some had need to go on  a different journey . In the past when such a situation arose in the past within the SLFP, they were  expelled , and were replaced by new members. Mrs. Bandaranaike in such circumstances expelled 14 of 19 such individuals.

I wish to ask from those who are seeking to take a different path , did the masses appoint a new president to extricate the Rajapakse family from the heinous crimes they are being accused of ?

Under the current laws , if  the membership of a  people’s representative is suspended , his M.P. post is vacated. During the reign of Premadasa this law  was duly implemented. 

On the 17 th , what some members of the SLFP are trying to do is damage the party and the country. No SLFP er will support this by word or deed.''

The most valuable  speech of minister S.B. Dissanayake in full  can be accessed by clicking hereunder

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