Confusion over Lal Kantha's trade union role
The JVP has made changes at the top in its powerful trade union movement but there are conflicting claims as to why it was done. Firebrand minister K. D. Lal Kantha and deputy minister S. Amarasinghe who led the trade union movement in a recent showdown over the restructuring of the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation have reportedly been replaced by parliamentarians Piyasiri Wijenayake and Wasantha Amerasinghe.

Some observers said the change in the leadership marked the softening of the JVP's stand on the restructuring dispute. But some JVP sources said Minister Lalkantha was subjected to the principles of collective responsibility in the cabinet and the change in the TU leadership was intended to avoid such conflicts.

Adding to the confusion, Mr. Lalkantha told The Sunday Times yesterday he was holding the same post and had not been relieved of any responsibilities as president of the Samastha Lanka Vurthiya Sevaka Sangamaya.

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