report in The Island, Aug 31, 2023
A meeting between the Permanent Resident Representative of the United Nations in Colombo Marc-Andre Franch, and the National People’s Power leader Comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took place Tuesday (29) morning at the JVP head office.
Edward Rees, Development Adviser and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Sri Lanka Office, and Comrade Bimal Ratnayake, National Executive Member for the National People’s Power, were also present.
The discussion centred around the current economic crisis and political situation in Sri Lanka. Anura Dissanayake, who pointed out that the people are being further oppressed due to the failure of the government’s economic goals, said that the government is taking away the people’s democratic rights by not holding elections.
The NPP representatives pointed out that the government was acting undemocratically by threatening to summon judges before the Parliament’s Privileges Committee for giving judgements that were not to the ruling politicians’ liking. https://island.lk/un-bigwigs-at-jvp-hq/#google_vignette
