UNF Leaders Against Taking CB Bond Report For Debate Before LG Election.

The Party Leaders representing the UNF met for a special meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees yesterday.

 The UNF leaders, Ministers Patali Champika Ranawaka, Rauf Hakeem, Rajitha Senaratne, Mano Ganesan, Malik Samarawickrama, Lakshman Kiriella and Akila Viraj Kariyawasam met yesterday (29) and had an hour long meeting. At the end of the meeting they have decided to oppose the Parliamentary debate on the Bond Commission report and PRECIFAC report prior to the elections, National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages Minister Mano Ganesan said.

Mano  Ganeshan said, the reason to call for a Parliamentary debate on the reports of two Presidential Commissions of Inquiry before the LG elections was nothing but political.

We decided that it is not proper to hold the debate on February 8 as it affects the ‘silence period’ before the elections. Any media may give a twist to the content of the debate and it will be too late to correct it,” he commented.

He said the UNF leaders would register their opposition to have the debate before the elections at the Party Leaders’ Meeting convened by the Speaker today.