Yugadanavi deal can be scrapped through public uprising – JVP
The JVP says the controversial Yugadanavi agreement can be abolished through a public uprising.
Speaking during an event in Kandy yesterday, JVP Politburo member KD Lal Kantha said several trade unions have rallied together against the agreement, which is detrimental to the country.
He stressed the agreement must be scrapped adding the public will rally together in this regard.
Lal Kantha said a campaign to protect state resources is also being carried out.
He claimed trade unions have the ability to impose a power cut even today, adding however they have been instructed not to do so as it will inconvenience the public.
Lal Kantha urged the government to refrain from pushing the country towards such a situation.
He requested the government to respect the public mandate and scrap the deal, claiming however the present administration does not appear to be doing so, considering the corrupt actions of the government.
(Source: News Radio)
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Sri Lanka is in the midst of many crises. The trajectory it is heading – increasing authoritarianism and militarised governance; further marginalisation of minority communities; and the debilitating financial crisis and the economic challenges engulfing the people – has the potential to seed new conflicts in the country.
Sri Lanka’s credibility as a member of the international community has taken a beating in the recent years and the emerging geopolitical reality, where human rights is increasingly a cornerstone of the foreign policy of many western countries, will only exasperate the situation. A typical example is the EU’s GSP facility which is facing decimation.
The JVP is calling for an ‘uprising’; if this occurs, the reaction is likely to be brutal driving the nation down the spiral of authoritarianism.