President has no ethical right to select National List MPs, says Gammanpila
August 25, 2015 04:38 pm
The President has no ethical right to select Parliamentarians through the National List, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Leader Udaya Gammanpila says.
The observation was made at a press conference held in Colombo this afternoon (25).
Gammanpila also severely criticised the manner in which the United People’s Freedom Party’s (UPFA) national list MPs were selected.
“It is not a secret that the UPFA supporters are disappointed about the National List,” he added.
Gammanpila also vowed not to contest under the UPFA ticket with the present leadership at a forthcoming election.
He also charged that the new government is attempting to bring an international investigation on the alleged human rights violations in the guise of a domestic mechanism.
