What will the NPP do in the future?

I must relate a little story that sheds a little light. Many moons ago just after the first JVP uprising I was a visiting lecturer in Economics at the Colombo campus. Following traditions at Cambridge where I did my degree, I invited small groups fora drink and chat. I did not pointedly ask them whether they were JVP, but asked them why students were supporting the JVP. Their answer was simple. Our problems are not being addressed under the present system, and so we need to get rid of it and have aJVP government.

- BY LALITH DE MEL

Will it drop the NPP dress and become the original JVP?

If so what will be their JVP inspired policies? They have cleverly not told us. We have questions but no answers. Trying to understand the JVP's policies is a hard task.

The JVP policies have been at best vague. But we know they are a Marxist Leninist party and are likely to lean towards their traditional policies. As they have not been in power as a government we have no knowledge of what they will do as a government.

The big question is why did people support the NPP when there were more questions than answers about their future policies?

A little story

I must relate a little story that sheds a little light. Many moons ago just after the first JVP uprising I was a visiting lecturer in Economics at the Colombo campus. Following traditions at Cambridge where I did my degree, I invited small groups for a drink and chat. I did not pointedly ask them whether they were JVP, but asked them why students were supporting the JVP. Their answer was simple. Our problems are not being addressed under the present system, and so we need to get rid of it and have a JVP government.

My next question was what will the JVP do when they come into power. They really had no answer ,and they shuffled their feet and shrugged their shoulders and said they will decide when they were in power. Their thinking is not far off from my reasons for supporting AKD and voting for him. Our country is riddled with corruption from the top to the bottom. We will never create sustainable growth until we purge the country of corruption. AKD is the only person dedicated to carrying out this task and so I support him and vote for him.

The face of Communism is changing

The JVP is a Marxist Leninist party. But now Communism has got a face change.