United National Party leadership has taken a decisive decision to allow opposition leader Sajith Premadasa to carry out the up coming general election campaign and political activities of the party.
This decision was taken at a meeting attended by Party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya in the absence of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. Yesterday Monday 20.
This meeting has been convened to take a final decision today Monday 20 to resolve the leader ship crisis with the participation of Trio Leadership like trident (Thrishulaya ) comprising Party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa , UNP sources said.
But Sajith Premadasa was a notable absentee damaging the unity of Trio Leadership like trident (Thrishulaya ), UNP stalwarts said.
According decisions taken at the UNP leadership duo, the responsibility of steering the election campaign, UNF leadership and Prime Ministerial candidacy will be vested in Sajith Premadasa .
However He will not get the UNP leadership, party sources said adding that Ranil Wickremasinghe continues as the leader in accordance with the UNP constitution.
Meanwhile all UNP Electoral organisers have been summoned to a special meeting in Colombo chaired by opposition leader Sajith Premdasa at around 2.30 pm to discuss future actions of UNP and the existing internal problems of the party.
However UNP General Secretary Akila VIraj Kariyawasam said that UNP hierarchy has not been informed about this hurriedly arranged meeting.
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