Government decides to hit back at the JVP

Thursday, 03 April 2014

The JVP’s comeback after suffering many setbacks for several years has upset the President and his group of close confidantes.

Several confidantes and analysts have warned the President that the re-emergence of the JVP is not a good sign for the future of the governing UPFA.

They have pointed out that the Marxist party seems to have got its house in order following setbacks suffered with the defection of Wimal Weerawansa and a group of the party cadre together with the Frontline Socialist Party.

It is learnt that the President has been informed that while the political gain shown by Sarath Fonseka and the Democratic Party seemed short lived, the momentum gathered by the JVP might not be so.

It has been decided to look at methods to hit back at the JVP targeting the momentum gathered with the appointment of a new party leader and a policy framework along with it.

According to government sources, the President and his group of advisors have decided to gather information on two senior JVP leaders to hat back at the party and erode the confidence it has re-built among the people.