President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told government MPs that funds have not been allotted to hold a general election this year.
The budget has set aside Rs. 10 billion to hold a presidential election, aruna.lk quoted him as saying at a meeting with the MPs yesterday (22).
He said he had nothing to do with the FR petitions filed in courts to seek a postponement of the presidential polls.
Wickremesinghe reminded them that he had the 22nd amendment in his hands, and warned that he had the power to change the president’s term as he wishes.