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Party takes legal action against Rathana Thera

10 Aug 2021

  • Ape Jana Bala party to take disciplinary action
  • Show cause sought for ‘agreement’ violation
BY Dinitha Rathnayake The Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya (Our Power of People Party [OPPP]) has instituted legal processes against its sole parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera over the latter unheeding the party’s call to vacate the MP seat. The party intends to hand over the MP seat to OPPP member and Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera as had been purportedly agreed upon during the last General Election. Speaking to The Morning, OPPP National Organiser Dr. Susantha Kodithuwakku said that the party would be able to declare its next step with regard to the matter by mid-August. “We have sent all the legal documents about taking disciplinary action and have sought his reasons for betraying the party in this manner.“ Despite calls from within the party to vacate the party’s National List MP post, Rathana Thera remains in the MP seat. The party had requested Rathana Thera to resign from his MP post, as per a party agreement which stipulated that Rathana Thera should resign after three months of being sworn in as a MP. “We had to make a choice during the last Parliamentary Election period, as per the election rules. Therefore, we had no choice but to nominate Rathana Thera. However, the party came to a written agreement with Rathana Thera that he would remain in the seat as a MP for only three months. Now it has been almost six months and it is time for Rathana Thera to resign, and hand over his parliamentary status to Ven. Gnanasara Thera,” Kodithuwakku explained. According to him, the party has already sent a letter requesting Rathana Thera to step down and vacate the seat, while Gnanasara Thera too had also made a personal request to this effect. Speaking to The Morning, Rathana Thera however claimed that nobody from the party had called him or sent a letter to him in this regard. “We don’t have such an agreement as has been claimed. Therefore, I will remain in the MP position and seat.” Following the parliamentary poll, the party decided to appoint Rathana Thera to fill its National List seat in Parliament, and he was accordingly sworn in on 5 January 2021.

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