FUTA meets Left Ministers
August 14, 2012, 10:02 pm , Th Islandby Dasun Edirisinghe
Members of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) met three government ministers at the Sri Lanka Communist Party head office yesterday.
FUTA President Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri told The Island that a delegation of university teachers had met senior Minister of Scientific Affairs Prof. Tissa Vitharana, National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara and senior Minister of Human Resources D. E. W. Gunasekera.
University teachers who launched an all out strike on July 04 have met political parties including UNP, JVP, LSSP, CP and NLF to explain their position.
Dr. Devasiri said that the government’s counter proposals had been conveyed to FUTA by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday.
"We are waiting for the third round of discussion with Minister Rajapaksa," he said, adding said that teachers from the Kelaniya, Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Jayewardenepura and Open University of Sri Lanka had protested opposite the Nugegoda Super Market yesterday.
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