Political crisis after Maithri's seminar speech

Political crisis after Maithri's seminar speech

As a result of the speech by President Maithripala addressing the seminar held on the 68th anniversary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, a political crisis has occured in the government party and the main opposition party, it is reported. 

Government parties and the United National Party and opposition parties including Podu Jana
Peramuna are already involved in organising their activities targeting the forthcoming Presidential election. Meanwhile, leaders of the incumbent party and of the opposition are separately discussing whether President Maithripala Sirisena is engaged in activating some strategical process of work with the motive of building up a separate political power or alliance, it is reported. 

Addressing the seminar in particular, President Sirisena expressing ideas regarding the bond scam has said that arrangements are underway to take 'big heads' above Arjuna into custody infers that big chairs of the government would fall into trouble and this reference was discussed among leaders of the government party. 

It was discussed between Podu Jana Peramuna and leaders of that party that the President has a plan behind his back and saying that because the next President has not much powers to his credit; action should be taken to establish a government inclusive of a powerful Prime Minister and that since his age is 68 years he too is a matured person within which framework he has a strategy of forming the 2020 government securing the position of Prime Minister, it is reported. Also it was discussed among them that whatever it is, some pressure could result on the election campaign of Presidential candidate Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. In any case in order to achieve a political victory, there were discussions that ensued within Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna that it is important to secure the support of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, political news further state.