Mahinda's new force to emerge via flower 'bud'

Mahinda's new force to emerge via  flower 'bud'

It is reported that for the forthcoming provincial council and local government elections a new party of an united  opposition would emerge with

the symbol flower 'bud'.

One of the staunch member of the united opposition party a Member of Parliament had said that all the spade work and the constitution of the party have all been completed.

As reported the leaders of the  Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, Dinesh Gunawardena,National Freedom Front,  Wimal Weerawansa,Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Udaya Gammanpila

and the Democratic Leftist Front, Vasudeva Nanayakkara had toiled to form this united opposition party and it is reliably learnt that some more minority parties and civil organisations are to join them to strength it party further. In this regard discussions between them had already begun it is reported.

It is also reported that this party would be led by the leader of the MEP Dinesh Gunawardena and the fullest support of the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been assured for the building the party to higher levels.

It is also learnt that the support of 12- 20 Ministers of the present government has been assured but the manner the support to be rendered has not been known yet.

The leader  of the party Dinesh Gunawardena had added that those who would be given nominations to contest in the forthcoming PC and LG elections have been finalised and these names include former chairmen, vice chairmen ,opposition leaders who had held offices earlier.It has been said that there about 200 members who could be classified in these categories in the new party formed under the symbol flower 'bud'.