(Lanka-e-News- 28.Feb.2015, 9.00PM) After 6.2 million people of the country had given a clear mandate on the 8 th of January 2015 in favor of the abolition of the most obnoxious executive Presidency which is a thorn in the flesh of every citizen of the country , and even the opposition leader Nimal Siripala stating in public categorically that he will support the 100 days program of the new government ,it is now reported that the same opposition leader Nimal Siripala De Silva and a group are opposing the abolition.
When the party leaders met in Parliament yesterday chaired by the Prime minister in connection with the proposed conceptual paper on the constitutional proposals made by the President and the government with a view to invite the views of the other parties , the opposition leader doing a sudden abominable U turn brought forward a proposal against the abolition of the executive presidency .
Nimal Siripala , G.L. Peiris ,John Seneviratne on behalf of the SLFP ; Sumenthiran of the TNA ; Vijitha Herath of the JVP ; Rauf Hakeem of SLMC ; Rishad Baduideen of All Ceylon Muslim Congress ; Presidential advisor Dr. Jayampathy Wickremeratne chief of the constitution formulating council; and former general secretary of parliament Priyani Wijesekera attended the meeting . Dr. Wijedasa Rajapakse could not attend as he is abroad.
Nimal Siripala who presented the proposal of the main opposition party and his group against the abolition claimed that the executive president should be the leader of the government and the leader of the cabinet , as well as have the power to dissolve provincial councils and so forth . This means that their proposal is , only a very small fraction of the executive presidency power shall be abolished.
The changes to the electoral system should also be made subordinate to and compatible with this proposal , the Nimal Siripala group stated .Hence , they declared if their support is expected , the proposed amendments must be in accord with their proposals.
Nimal Siripala’s proposals are clearly and diametrically opposed to the will and wishes of the people of the country , and is absolutely running counter to the mandate given by the people to Maithripala Sirisena on the 8 th of January, while also confirming that Nimal Siripala and his groups are still renegades by pursuing and persisting in their favorite reprehensible policies of stupid power craze , mendacity and hypocrisy which indeed truly , with or without their knowledge precipitated their party calamity at the recent elections. No doubt this is a most insidious and sinister move to obstruct the new government from fulfilling its agenda under the 100 day program .
Instead of the government’s proposal for the constitutional amendment that the leader of the State shall be the president , and the leader of the government shall be the Prime Minister ,whereby the parliament will be vested with the executive power , in the proposal of Nimal Siripala what is stipulated is, the leader of the government and the leader who can summon parliament shall be the president . This means that it is again the creation of executive presidency.
The Prime minister and Sumenthiran M.P. whereupon pointed out to Nimal Siripala , that he is opposing his own party leader, Maithripala and questioned whether he doesn’t understand that simple fact. They also pinpointed that Maithripala became the president to abolish the executive presidency ,and moreover , it is after his victory at elections ,Nimal Siripala and his party made Maithripala the party president . Nimal Siripala and his group were also reminded and enlightened that Mathripala ‘s mandate was made known to them , and therefore why it is being opposed now.
Nimal Siripalaaaaa who is a perfect illustration of the common saying , brawn and brain are inversely proportional , in reply to this ,remarked in his characteristic moronic style that Maithripala did not contest the Presidential election as SLFP president .
The prime minister who was listening to all this having no choice said , the mandate of the people cannot be transgressed , and in that case going for parliamentary election after dissolving Parliament is the next thing to do. There is pressure being exerted that the parliament be dissolved by the 20 th of April , and hold elections, he added. The P.M. who knew very well the selfish self seeking nature of the politicos, hinted that if the parliament is dissolved before the 20 th of April , 60 SLFP parliamentarians will be deprived of their pension.
Nevertheless, based on reports reaching Lanka e news , at the workshop held last weekend for SLFP activists , President Mathripala had made it abundantly clear to the SLFP leaders that the executive presidency shall compulsorily be abolished in fulfillment of the promise made to the people , while also requesting the SLFP leaders to understand this situation from the correct standpoint.
In the circumstances ,obviously Nimal Siripala had trespassed on his limits yesterday, since his self seeking personal agendas are overriding genuine party interests . He is making these disastrous and desperate moves because he knows deep within his bones that if the government holds elections after its 100 days program , the SLFP will surely lose , and he will not be able to become the Prime minister . Therefore , it is Nimal Siripala’s aim to cause delays, overturn the government’s 100 day program , exploit the situation resulting thereby , and somehow by hook or by crook become the prime minister , a bosom pal of Nimal Siripala told Lanka e news.
May we remind this stupid Humpty Dumpty, his mentor the ex president Mahinda Rajapakse too wanted to capture power by hook or by crook and had a fall worse than that of Humpty Dumpty. Finally, neither his ‘kudu men,’ nor his ethanol dealers could put him together again.
In addition , a prominent SLFP er expressing his views to Lanka e news said, while this fool has the opportunity to become a prime minister some day , he is wasting everybody’s time by indulging in buffoonery and tomfoolery by bringing a proposal against the abolition of the executive presidency.
Following the conclusion of the party leaders’ meeting ,opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe who went to Sri Kotha , to attend a party activists meeting gave instructions to get ready for elections after the 23 rd of April.
Meanwhile , former President Chandrika Kumaratunge who is away in London is due to arrive in SL on Monday
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if it was in US dollars may have been a big amount but to some people but then it was a gift coming from source it was a interesting amount to poor needy person, The man thinks that he has won a lotto to be rich in mamyways he cannot be happy as if he has to settle almost all of it towards his debits to his family and he would have to be happy at least he is obliged to borrow from now to be clear from all his debits and be clear and start all over again if has to start new begginig.
-- by kapila de silva on 2015-03-01
His name is nimal siripala de silva - why should he stick to his word when maithree sirisena ran behind the back of them without any warning?
-- by mads on 2015-03-07
