The National Freedom Front (NFF) has announced that it will not participate in the upcoming joint opposition rally against the government due to unresolved issues and the need for consensus on several national matters, party leader and former minister Wimal Weerawansa said.
In a letter to the organizing committee of the inaugural opposition rally, Weerawansa stressed that a broad coalition cannot be formed without agreement on contentious issues such as the Sri Lanka-India MoUs signed in April, continuation of the IMF agenda, and the impact of government policies on the local agriculture sector.
He accused the JVP-led National People’s Power (NPP) of failing to honour its election promises and of continuing the policies of previous governments, “but in a far worse way.”
Weerawansa also criticized efforts he described as targeting the armed forces, including alleged harassment of military personnel and attempts to establish an independent prosecutorial office to operate separately from the Attorney General’s Department.
Other issues highlighted by the NFF leader included the LGBTO project framed as educational reform, undermining of Buddhism, potential risks from the digital NIC project being influenced by India, and alleged targeting of EPF and ETF funds.
He also raised concerns about delays in amending the Foreign Exchange Act No. 12 of 2017, and questioned the repeal of Exchange Control Act No. 24 of 1953, linking it to the national economic crisis of 2022.
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