SLFP Central Committee stops attempts to split the party

The Central Working Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has banned the formation of any independent groups by parliamentarians elected to Parliament from the United People’s Freedom Alliance ticket at the general election.

State Minister Dilan Perera at a media briefing on Wednesday said the Central Committee had decided to ban members from participating in events or discussions that would lead to form a separate group in Parliament.

He said the SLFP General Secretary Minister Duminda Dissanayake has informed all members of the party about the Central Committee’s decision.

Minister Perera added that the only few UPFA Parliamentarians such as Dinesh Gunawardena, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Wimal Weerawansa, and Udaya Gammanpila talk about a separate party and soon the support for them will die down.