SJB to take action against SF ?

30 October 2023 06:43 am Views - 4994

Responding to reports that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is to remove Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka from the post of party chairman, the party General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said they had not taken any final decision on the matter.

"We have not taken a final decision, but he is definitely working against party interests. This is bad. Some SJB MPs have had a discussion with Mr. Fonseka but it has not brought any results. He does not seem to be listening to anyone," Madduma Bandara said without ruling out disciplinary action against the former Army commander.

It was reported that Fonseka had told some SJB MPs who had met him recently that he did not intend to back the candidacy of Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa at the next presidential election.

However, Secretary to Field Marshal Fonseka Jagath Kumara said the MP has not taken a final decision on contesting for the presidency. “Some stories are being planted by interested parties to destroy the SJB,” he added. (Yohan Perera)