UNP Kandy Declaration calls for immediate general election

[TamilNet, Sunday, 09 September 2007, 17:55 GMT]
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) at its special convention held at Getambe Stadium in Kandy, capital of the central province Sunday afternoon, adopted the "Kandy Declaration" calling for the immediate general election to save the Sri Lanka from anarchy and corruption. Mr.Ranil Wickremasinghe, leader of the UNP presided.

The special convention has given party authority to Mr.Ranil Wickremasinghe to implement the Kandy Declaration with the support of masses through non-violent method, sources said.

Human rights of every citizen should be safeguarded and corruption must be eliminated, Kandy Declaration said among other objectives.