9 January 2024 12:00 am Views - 122
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairman MP Sarath Fonseka yesterday said the interests of the party organizers should not be compromised when accommodating crossovers from other parties.
“The existing members of SJB who managed to get elected to Parliament in 2020 should not be sidelined when accommodating newcomers. Their interests should be safeguarded first,” Field Marshal Fonseka told journalists. Also, he said SJB should not accommodate those who are corrupt.
“Those who crossover to SJB should be able to work with the supporters of the party. This is essential as they will have to get along with ordinary members of the party rather than with the party leader,” he added.
Asked whether he has raised this matter with the party leader Sajith Premadasa, Field Marshal said he always takes up matters with the party leadership. “I raise certain issues with the party leadership at times but I don’t interfere with the party matters always,” he said.
Responding to a question raised by the journalists as to whether he intends contesting for the presidency, the MP said he is prepared to do so if the people want him to take over the nation.
Referring to the Yukthiya operation, the former Army Commander said the truth with regard to this exercise would be unfolded in the future. “People will be able to get to know whether Yukthiya operation is a genuine exercise or a political drama in the future,” he said in this regard.