According to party Vice President, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the SLFP rally this year would be the initial step of uniting all factions of the party holding dissenting views and heralding a new era for the SLFP. The Minister said the 16 SLFP MPs who recently quit the Government have also pledged to participate in the rally.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna will hold its second May Day rally for the year in Colombo today. The party had earlier held a rally on May 1 in Jaffna in defiance of the government’s decision to postpone International Workers’ Day celebrations.
The May Day procession of the party will commence, led by its party leaders, from Campbell Park at 1.00 p.m. going on to gather at the BRC ground for its rally.
Meanwhile the May Day rally of the Joint Opposition will take place in the Southern province as their rally will be held at the Samanala grounds in Galle today, led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa with the participation of all other constituent parties.
The Joint Opposition says the rally will be used as a platform to protest against the Government’s moves to sell national resources, rising inflation and political victimisation.
The Jathika Hela Urumaya will also be holding a May Day rally which will commence from the Colombo Public Library at 9.00 a.m. today. It’s party members will gather at the Colombo New Town Hall where Anagarika Dharmapala and Trade unionist E.A. Gunasinghe will be commemorated.
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