Fleeting nature of political power

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva in a discussion on his Facebook page recently made some comments on some of the discussions that transpired during a visit to China by a delegation from the JVP that was undertaken at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June.

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What was alarming about Silva's praise for the political system in place in China which allowed for uninterrupted implementation of the same policies which in turn has allowed for the development of the country?

“We have now started to change this country. But, if our Government changes in the next five years while we are in the process of making this change, then everything we started would be ruined. The next group would do something different. That is why we think that if a Government can stay in power for 15, 20 or 25 years. Only then would it be able to take the country forward under one vision, one policy framework. That is the advantage that China has,” Silva said.

The CPC officials had told the JVP delegation that they need to be in power for at least 15 to 20 years to implement the changes that they plan for the country.