Despite former JHU General Secretary, Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera deciding to act independently in parliament isolating the laity of the Sihala Urumaya (SU), JHU leader Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera said that the party would be acting according to the initial agreement within the JHU and SU.
" The initial understanding was to grant most of the party's decision taking powers to the Bikkhus while the laity was to assist them and advise them on political matters," he said.
However Ven. Thera said that there would be no removal of any Sihala Urumaya member from the top posts of the party and the party is open to bikkhus as well as laity.
Meanwhile confirming the rumours of changes to the party structure, JHU parliamentary group leader, Ven. Aturaliye Ratana Thera said that the Supreme Sanga Council is trying to prevent a break within the party.
" Although Ven. Dammaloka is free to act independently, the party had taken a policy decision to solve the matters within the party itself," he said adding that the party at the moment could decide the future of the UPFA's maiden budget.
Ven. Ratana Thera said that the JHU is yet to decide their voting stance on the budget adding that their last decision would not be swayed by the government's present stand on the prevention of forceful conversion to religions bill.
Meanwhile party sources predicted that there would be change in the present stand of the Ven. Dammaloka Thera during the late night meeting yesterday with the party offering to restructure its the present party line.
