SLPP to take legal action against Election Commission

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman Professor G.L. Peiris today said they would constitute action in the Supreme Court (SC) asking for a writ against the Election Commission (EC) over its failure to hold elections for the dissolved Provincial Councils (PC).

Addressing the weekly SLPP news briefing, he said the writ would be sought against the EC to compel it to discharge its constitutional duty and to hold the PC elections without further delay.

“The current session of the Supreme Court will come to an end this week and therefore, I, as the Chairman of the SLPP will constitute action in the SC during its next session which is at the end of August. The SLPP will do so to ensure the people’s right of exercising vote which is a part of sovereignty as assured by the article (3) of the Constitution,” he said.

He said six out of the nine PCs would be defunct by October this year with the latest dissolving of the PCs of Central, North Western and Northern by October.

He said the government brought the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment). Act, No. 17 of 2017 to replace the Provincial Councils Elections Act (No. 2 of 1988), but the new Act never went through all processes of Parliament. (Lahiru Pothmulla)

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Unchikun Monday, 30 July 2018 09:42 PM

Oh! So you are the chairman of the "Bud" party. He He He, you are the only member of the "Bud" party. I am chairman of my company headquartered in my bedroom. Nice isn't it.

Dan Tuesday, 31 July 2018 09:05 AM

Hey wake-up from your slumber...this is the part who had a landslide victory at the recent polls..

Dino Tuesday, 31 July 2018 03:47 PM

Please ask him what happened to the case against New York Times?

TONY Monday, 30 July 2018 11:42 PM

ANOTHER FAILURE BY THE LEGAL PROFESSOR

Elections Tuesday, 31 July 2018 01:37 AM

Prof it's people's right to exercise their democratic rights in a democratic country to vote in an election. However the sitting government can sit on it giving reasons. It's time for you to retire from politics.

Dino Tuesday, 31 July 2018 02:29 AM

What happened to the legal action against New York Times ?

Freddy Yong Tuesday, 31 July 2018 09:05 AM

Hello, hello, Mr. Foot-in-Mouth Professor, first take legal action against all those big time rogues in your stupid Jokers' Organization, ah.

Dan Tuesday, 31 July 2018 09:09 AM

It looks most of the guys who comment are either hardcore UNP who are afraid to hold elections for obvious reasons or people without proper education.. this is a pathetic Sri Lanka's civil society...

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