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CWC drops bombshell, just hours after JVP threatened to pull out from Government
Munza Mushtaq in Colombo,
February 24, 2005, 11.20 p.m..
The already crisis ridden Alliance Government was dealt with a further blow today after two members of its main Tamil ally submitted their resignation from their ministerial portfolios. A Minister and Deputy Minister of the Ceylon Workers Congress submitted the resignation and warned that the it’s entire eight MPs will withdraw support from the Government if the Alliance fails to take immediate action on several vital matters. CWC sources told the Lanka Academic that the situation between President Kumaratunga’s Government and the CWC had fueled up after another Tamil MP, who was not part of the CWC had declared open a playground which was reportedly build by CWC leader Arumugam Thondaman. The CWC had also said that despite their continuous Opposition, the Government was going ahead with constructing the Upper Kotmale Hydro Power project.
The CWC members had reportedly complained to several senior Alliance Ministers about these matters, but they had had shrugged off the matter. At the time this report was filed, the CWC had still not taken an official decision whether to withdraw support from the Government, but an official decision was expected soon. “If the CWC does pull out from the Government, the Alliance will lose their majority in Parliament,” sources added. This new development comes just hours after the Government’s main ally, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna warned the Government it too would pull out from the Alliance if President Chandrika Kumaratunga agreed to resume peace talks based on the LTTE demanded Interim Self Governing Authority.
Published: Thu Feb 24 12:23:07 EST 2005
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