Govt. to submit proposal to postpone LG polls
The government has drafted a proposal to get the Election Commission’s consent for a postponement of the local government polls for a specific duration, highly placed sources said.
The government has drafted a proposal to get the Election Commission’s consent for a postponement of the local government polls for a specific duration, highly placed sources said.
A number of independent groups at the local government polls are planning to form an alliance for the purpose of campaigning, ‘Deshaya’ reports.
Any disruption to the government’s economic revival efforts will unavoidably take the country to a crisis similar to the one that prevailed mid-last year, said president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Election commission chairman Nimal Punchihewa says arrangements are being made to hold local government polls on March 09 as scheduled.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe still remains undecided whether to accept the resignation of P.S.M. Charles from the Election Commission.
The drug menace that affects the entire country will be curbed by one way or another, said public security minister Tiran Alles.
Journalists in Batticaloa observed ‘black January’ yesterday (27) to condemn crimes against co-workers in the past decades.
Only two situations could lead to a postponement of the local government polls now, said Election Commission chairman Nimal Punchihewa.
President's chief of staff and senior advisor on national security Sagala Ratnayaka has ordered the return of 100 acres of private land in the north to their owners.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) should be brought to the ‘zero’ at the local government polls to put an end to family-rule in politics, said the leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) Wimal Weerawansa.