UNP to revamp party hierarchy

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will launch a complete reorganisation aimed at providing more and more opportunities and experience to the second and third rungs of the UNP in its future interest and challenges it would face, party sources said.

In the present context, it is incumbent on the party to consolidate itself, while as the Government it is called upon to give effect to the policies placed before the people. The party’s second rung leaders have since been appointed ministers and accordingly they would qualify themselves for the party leadership depending on the progress and success they would achieve. A third rung is under way, according to these sources. The responsibility of organising the ‘Let us have a New Sri Lanka’ campaign had been entrusted to it. Its performance far outweighed the Hyde Park rally organised by the UPFA’s first rung and this has helped it deserve the accolades of the party.

Changes in the party hierarchy are aimed at providing more opportunities to youth leaders, the sources said.

A new party constitution will also be introduced following the party’s 70th anniversary in September this year, a senior party official said.