United Lawyers’ Association calls for change in UNP leadership
The United Lawyers’ Association (ULA), a collective of senior lawyers, on Friday called for a change in the United National Party (UNP) leadership, claiming that the Party, under Ranil Wickremesinghe, had suffered consecutive defeats for over a quarter of a century and needs fresh blood at the helm, to face the upcoming Presidential poll.
ULA Convenor Upul Jayasuriya added that, as the UNP is yet to declare its candidate for the upcoming Presidential pol, Mr. Wickremesinghe should step down, instead of attempting to influence the Party to nominate him as a candidate.
The ULA gathered under the banner of “Enough is Enough”, in a private club in Colombo, on Friday, and demanded that the UNP leader should step aside for the common good of the Party and the country as a whole, to let the second rung leaders to lead the country.
Former President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, Mr. Jaysasuriya alleged that, as there are at least 22 vacancies to be filled within the UNP’s Working Committee, Party leader Mr. Wickremesinghe might try to appoint his own confidants and supporters to the influential body, to secure the Party’s endorsement, to field him as a candidate
He added that, while the UNP is struggling with internal issues, the Opposition Sri Lanka Podhujana Peramuna (SLPP) had already declared its candidate, who would be bringing terror to the country, if elected.
“Those who terrorised the media, professionals, masses and ran white van squads in the past, are planning to run the country again, under a dictatorship. We shouldn’t allow that to happen,” Mr Jayasuriya said.
Attorney-at-Law Athula Ranagala, a ULA spokesperson, alleged that it was Party leader Mr. Wickremesinghe who continuously led the Party to defeats in most of the elections the Party faced over two decades.
The speakers also explained how the UNP, as a Party under the leadership of Mr Wickremesinghe, failed to groom its second rung leaders, compared with former UNP leader J.R. Jayewardena, who identified R. Premadasa as a successor, through a secret poll.
(Source: The Sunday Times)
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Mr Upul and Team were sent to Dubai at the early stages of Yahapalana to bring back MR’s cousin who is a key suspect in the MIG case against GR.
Mr Upul came back with an empty hand; authorities in Dubai turned him back because there was no effective case against the accused in an SL Court.
Mr Upul is a big talker but a zero doer.
Does he realise that the dumb head son of RP is in the clutches of Killi Maharaj and SIRASA TV?
Mr Upul does not have basic intelligence to understand political manipulations.
Mr Upul also couldn’t handle the BOI as its boss.
Mr Upul should follow the King to the National Rubbish Bin.
As lawyers they should understand that the constitution of the UNP should be Followed and not back a candidate who has used we the peoples fund for propaganda to propel his image has a candidate . In my opinion has a 88 old engineer who has worked abroad such Persons should be given a jail sentence of at least 5 years and and a fine of double the amount he misappropriated
Presidential candidate
One who indulges or wallows in an unrestrained way in allegiance to one’s own ethnic group, corruption, nepotism, political or religious fanaticism and extreme patriotism rather than to the wider society should not be deemed a trustworthy presidential candidate.
It is an open secret that every politician will only increase his or her assets and ensure his or her family members make money by corrupt practices which is supposedly secret but in fact this is generally known whereby the country falls into disrepair and decrepitude.
He should be young, energetic and dedicated without any encumbrances by being obliged to to his kith and kin or his parents, brothers or sisters.
It is time for Mr Upul and his friends in this lawyers association quit their positions and dissolve the association.
This lawyers association and Mr Upul sound to be totally outdated and incapable.
If you have Mr Upul defending you in Courts, you are likely to end up being hanged to death by the Gamralage.