Ten constituent parties representing the government have decided to hold a public meeting called 'People's Assembly' (Mahajana Sabha) against the government's decision to transfer 40% of the Kerawalapitiya Yugadanavi power plant to an American company.

Accordingly, it has been decided to hold this assembly in Colombo on the 29th, a source familiar with the matter said. He said that the decision was made at a meeting held at the office of MP Tiran Alles on October 23.

Member of Parliament Athuraliye Rathana Thero, Ministers Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila, Members of Parliament Prof. Tissa Vitarana, ALM Thawulla, Asanka Navaratne, Tiran Alles, Gevindu Kumaratunga, Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Communist Party General Secretary G.Weerasinghe and former Minister DEW Gunasekera.

They have also decided to issue a joint statement against the transfer of shares in the Yugadanavi power plant to an American company and to hold discussions with trade unions in the Petroleum, Electricity Board and Ports sectors at the Communist Party Headquarters.