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JP headed for yet another split?

By Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Dec 01, 2023Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, is facing another split centring the conflict between its Chairman GM Quader and Chief Patron Raushan Ershad over MP nominations, party insiders said. Raushan, also the leader of the opposition, on Wednesday night announced that she would not participate in the national election because tested leaders of the party were undermined. She was frustrated that she could not secure…

SLFP split wide open as General Secretary Dayasiri is purged

by Lahiru Doloswala in The Daily Morning, Sept 6, 2023Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), has been rocked by a major split, with General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara being removed from his position and his membership suspended. This move comes after Jayasekara recently revealed that elements within the party are attempting to remove him from his position. During the Party conference held in Colombo last Sunday (3), Jayasekara indicated that there is an ideological divide within the…