'Opposition fails to throw any challenge to Govt'

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

UPFA Wayamba Provincial Council candidate Johan Fernando said that the Opposition had failed to throw any challenge whatsoever to the Government at the Wayamba polls. What they seem to be doing is merely slinging mud at President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his family and the UPFA candidates contesting the election.

The UPFA campaign is progressing well in Wayamba. If we go to the grassroots level, we don't see any voters who are backing the UNP or the JVP. Almost all those whom we met in the province are strongly supporting the President and the Government. Most of them are really happy with the development in the Province, he told the Sunday Observer. The Opposition lacks proper leadership at present. There is a lot of infighting among UNP leaders. Therefore grassroots level politicians in the UNP are at a loss on whom to follow, he said. There are Opposition politicians at grassroots level who wish to help people. This is precisely what the UPFA Government is doing at present. It is easy for Opposition politicians to join the Government and help people.

This is why a large number of UNP provincial politicians are joining the Government.Fernando said the Government would achieve a resounding victory in Wayamba. The UPFA will win the election with the highest majority in history.