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JHU charges JVP in helping minority parties
By
Jayashika Padmasiri
The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) yesterday charged that the Janatha
Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was helping minority parties to achieve
their racist demands in their dealings with the government.
JHU spokesman Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe told The Bottom Line that
as the JVP is not supporting the government and the budget, the
party is letting the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Ceylon
Workers Congress (CWC) make demands from the government to support
the budget.
“The JVP is letting CWC Leader Arumugam Thondaman and SLMC
Leader Rauff Hakeem to pressure the government with their racial
demands,” he charged.
Warnasinghe also accused the JVP of supporting and helping the United
National Party (UNP) with its anti government programme saying such
actions will only benefit the UNP.
“This will only strengthen the power of the minority parties
and give them a strong hand when it comes to decisions. The government
is pressurised to listen to their racial conditions today. All of
this will finally help the UNP,” Warnasinghe charged.
According to him, all these protest campaigns, led by student unions,
free media movement and human rights organisations, claiming human
rights, are abused in the country at this crucial time. He pointed
out that these campaigns would assist the UNP and the LTTE and not
the government which is fighting against terrorism.
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