The Elections Secretariat today rejected an application put forward by the JVP to register a new political party in order to put forward a common candidate for a possible Presidential election next year. The Elections Secretariat said the party could not be registered under the existing political parties registration act.
JVP MP Lakshman Nipunarachchi was named as the president of the new political party while Dimuthu Abeykoon was named as the Secretary of the party. When contacted by Daily Mirror online JVP MP Nipunarachchi refused to comment on the move to register a new party.
JVP MP Lakshman Nipunarachchi was named as the president of the new political party while Dimuthu Abeykoon was named as the Secretary of the party. When contacted by Daily Mirror online JVP MP Nipunarachchi refused to comment on the move to register a new party.
