I invited President to attend the joint opposition May Day rally

I invited President to attend the joint opposition May Day rally - Bandula

The  so called joint opposition has made all arrangements to have a separate May Day rally termed the joint opposition May Day rally on the 1st May at the Lalith Athulathmudali playground in Kirillapona.

The former minister and the present member of parliament Bandula Gunawardena a strong loyalist of the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who is always against the government and criticizing all the time and hence not in good terms with the president Maithripala Sirisena had met him at the Kanatta cemetery last Sunday at the funeral of Dr DB NihalSinghe.At that momemt Bandula Gunawardena had extended an invitation for the present president to attend their joint opposition May Day rally for which the president Maithripala Sirisena had not made any comment.

It is reported that the joint opposition rally on the May Day is to commence from the Shalika grounds in Narahenpita.Up to now they have not succeeded in obtaining the Shalika grounds officially.Bandula Gunawardena had added that they are trying to get to get the Shalika grounds somehow.