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Correct the distorted news item – JVP writes to ‘Dinamina’

The JVP has issued a statement signed by the General Secretary Comrade Tilvin Silva condemning the distorted news item published in today’s (19th) issue of ‘Dinamina’.

The JVP demands the newspaper to correct the news item and publish the correction giving the same priority the distorted news item had been given.  Read more...

Political culture of the country cannot be good if people have to pay bills of 76 ministers – Comrade Lal Kanthe

“Public money is spent for personal matters of 76 ministers. The political culture of this country cannot be a good one if the people have to pay bills of official residences of 76 ministers who claim they give leadership to develop the country. We asked the government to issue a circular preventing the payment of the electricity bill of ministers’ official residences from public money. The government doesn’t even hear such requests,” said the Member of the Political Bureau of the JVP Comrade K.D. Lal Kanthe.

Pay compensation for fisher folk without hiding behind committees – JVP

The fishermen, who have been forced to go out fishing even during adverse weather conditions due to the hard conditions they are confronted with as a result government’s failure to provide the promised fuel subsidy, had to pay with their lives. What the government should do now is not to play the ‘ball passing game’ but to pay compensation for the families of the affected fishermen; give relief to fisher folk who are distressed and assist them to restore the damaged fishing gear states a press release issued by the Political Bureau of the JVP. Read more...

JVP meets delegation from Venezuela

A special meeting between the JVP Leader Comrade Somawansa Amarasinghe and the visiting delegation headed by Comrade Dr. Mrs. Orietta Caponi, Dep. Commissioner for Asia, Middle East and Oceana of the Ministry of External Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela took place at Cuban Embassy in Colombo yesterday (9th) evening.  Read more...