The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) intends to vote in favour of the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, JVP MP Bimal Rathnayaka said a short while ago. The party has six MPs in Parliament.
Speaking during the debate on the NCM in Parliament, MP Rathnayake, who was the first JVP MP to speak during the debate, alleged that there was a deal between the PM and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to defeat the NCM.
He accused the PM of having "betrayed the mandate given by the people in 2015." The MP also countered claims that the PM was not directly linked to the bond scam. Mr Rathnayake questioned why people such as Arjun Aloysius tried to build a media empire using funds stolen through the bond scam. He also accused the PM of knowingly protecting those involved in the scam and of obstructing the work of those tasked with investigating it.
The JVP MP also had harsh words for President Maithripala Sirisena, claiming that it was actually the President who was behind the NCM and he was planning to join forces with Gotabaya Rajapaksa to defeat the PM and ensure his own survival.
Claiming that the Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa were all part of the nexus of protecting the corrupt, he appealed to the people to move away from the 'ape hora apita honda' attitude and act against those who are corrupt.
Source : Sunday Times
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