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UNP May Day rally in three places
View(s):The United National Party will hold three separate May-Day rallies this year. Party General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said the three rallies will be held in Badulla, Kurunegala and outside the party headquarters in Pita-Kotte. “The main rally in Colombo will be held in Pita Kotte at 9 a.m., where we will be supported by four trade unions along with our supporters” Mr. Attanayake told the Sunday Times.
He said the rally in Kurunegala will be a coalition meting with the “Vipakshaye Virodhaya” which will be supporting the rally through its representatives. The rally to be staged in Badulla will be with the support of the National Youth Front as well as the National Estate Workers Union. It is to be known as the Youth and Estate Workers May-Day rally.
“We have made this May-Day rally a youth rally in to grab the attention of our country’s youth and bring them closer to our party,” he said. Mr. Attanayake added that the women and the youth of the nation are two major movements in society. He said the party is targeting a 60% representation for thm in all electoral divisions.
Regarding the upcoming Provincial Council elections, Mr. Attanayake said that preparations are underway. “The Government has not confirmed whether elections would be held in the Northern Province. Before such elections can be held independent commissions such as the Police Commission as well as the Elections Commission must be established”
He said that although the Government will try to exploit its power to gain advantages in elections the UNP is prepared to contest it, adding that arrangements are already underway in appointing three committees to oversee the upcoming Provincial Council elections.
He also said the UNP has started a door-to-door campaign with the target of recruiting two million members to the Party.
He said the campaign started in Galle District and then moved on to Kandy District where the party was successful in reaching its target of 100,000 members each in both districts. Similar campaigns in Matale and Kelaniya have taken place.
Mr. Attanayake told the Sunday Times that the membership campaign will shift to Negombo on April 11 and Anamaduwa on the 18th of this month. He said the party is hoping to recruit two million members by the end of June
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