Opposition parties unlikely to back PSC move

Opposition political sources say that the major opposition parties are unlikely to participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) proposed by the President to find a solution to the ethnic problem.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) sources said that the major Tamil party is disgruntled with the President’s move whilst discussions were underway with them.

The major opposition, United National Party (UNP) sources said that the party executive committee will discuss about the PSC at the working committee but it was unlikely the party would back the move.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) refuted the President’s proposal at a meeting held in Colombo yesterday and urged the government to propose its solutions as promised earlier.

However, the President said at the meeting held with the media chiefs yesterday that the government coalition parties had asked that this democratic process be carried forward to grant a solution to the ethnic problem.

President Rajapaksa yesterday said that he would accept any decision of the parliament on the ethnic issue and a solution should not be confined to discussions with one party only. (www.colombopage.com)