Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated today (16) that no one has given the President the authority to allow Port City to become a Chinese colony.

"The people never gave a mandate to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa or his government to build a Chinese territory that will have long-term negative impacts on the country," he said today at a media briefing.

He alleged that the Colombo Port City Economic Commission is to be established due to the need of the China Harbour Engineering Company to fall in line with the Chinese geopolitical economic vision.

“At present, there are issues between India and China. If Sri Lanka works with one country and works according to its geopolitical programme, we will have to be prepared for the threats from the other country,” Dissanayake said.

"Only the people have the right to make key decisions for the country and that is why the JVP filed an application with the Supreme Court seeking an order for a referendum for the passage of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill,” he said adding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government has not been given the right to slice-off parts of Sri Lanka as they fancy.

He was commenting on the statement made by MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe who claimed the President phoned him and threatened him on Friday (16) morning.