23 December 2024 08:11 am Views - 17
By Yohan Perera
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is to undergo changes under which some office bearers would be changed, Daily Mirror leant yesterday.
SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara when contacted by Daily Mirror confirmed that the party will go through a reorganization programme.
“There will be come changes with regard to office-bearers of the party.
However, he ruled out a leadership change and said such a huge change will not be made now. “We cannot change the leadership at this moment,” he said.
Some members of the party had wanted a reorganization of the party after its two consecutive defeats in the Presidential and the General Election. Longstanding member of the party, Hirunika Premachandra is one of the party members who had wanted a reorganization of the party. Ms. Premachandra told media recently that younger members of the party should be given a greater role within the party.