A meeting between the Permanent Resident Representative of the United Nations, Mr. Marc-Andre Franch, and the National People’s Power leader Comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took place today (29th) morning at the JVP head office.
Mr Edward, Development Adviser and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Sri Lanka Office, and Comrade Bimal Ratnayake, National Executive Member for the National People’s Power, were also present.
The discussion focused on the current economic crisis and political situation in Sri Lanka. Comrade Anura Dissanayake, who pointed out that the people are being further oppressed due to the failure of the government’s economic goals, said that the government is taking away the people’s democratic rights by not holding elections. The NPP representatives pointed out that the government is acting undemocratically by threatening to summon the judges who ordered the elections to the Parliament’s Privileges Committee and suppressing people’s protests.
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