NPP will ensure political rights of expatriate workers: Anura Kumara

Colombo, September 1 (Daily Mirror)- Claiming that certain politicians have issued threatening statements against Sri Lankan expatriate workers challenging their political rights, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that the NPP will ensure the political rights of Sri Lankan expatriate workers.

Speaking at an even to launch the NPP's programme on expatriate workers, he said an NPP government will take steps to provide voting rights to Sri Lankan expatriate workers from overseas.

"Migration of Sri Lankans is not dispelling their political rights. An organised campaign has been launched targeting expatriate workers. Recently Rajitha Senaratne threatened expatriate workers not to come to vote this time. People had to migrate because those politicians failed to create a country where they can live happily. They like to live in Sri Lanka," he said.

He said certain politicians are perturbed after realising that expatriate workers have made a huge contribution to and the trend towards a National People's Power victory.