Reply To:
Name - Reply Comment
Last Updated : 2022-07-06 00:02:00
“It is also very essential to take steps to avoid further spread of COVID -19 as a second wave will definitely kill the economy”
By Yohan Perera, Shane Seneviratne and J. A. L. Jayasinghe
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called for the postponement of the general election stating that the country is facing a dangerous situation in the wake of COVID-19 raising its head once again.
Speaking at an election rally, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the elections commission should not wait until the last moment to postpone the poll.
“Postpone the elections now without waiting till the last moment. Candidates of all political parties have already spent their money on the campaign. It will be unfair if the election is postponed at the last moment as the candidates will be spending their funds for the campaign in vain,” Mr. Wickremesinghe said.
“It is also very essential to take steps to avoid further spread of COVID -19 as a second wave will definitely kill the economy. A man who had fallen from a deadly blow will surely die if he is given another deadly one,” he added.
The former Prime Minister said the Elections Commission should immediately meet the health officials and decide on a postponement.
Mr. Wickremesinghe said the government should explain to the people the real situation. “I myself and the WHO warned of a second wave of COVID-19 and so did the GMOA. However, these warnings were ignored,” he also said.
“Election Commission should not talk only to the Director General of Health but should talk to unions of medical officers and other health officers immediately,” he said.
Sell your vehicle & house fast with hitad.lk only cost is Rs.400, Advertise in Hitad.lk for free to sell your mobile phone. Want to sell your Pet, Advertise for Free in hitad.lk Search for Houses in Sri Lanka and find the best place through Hitad.lk find your best tuition place. Find the best partner for you, visit hitad.lk Find anything at any time hitad.lk.
Sell your vehicle & house fast with hitad.lk only cost is Rs.400, Advertise in Hitad.lk for free to sell your mobile phone. Want to sell your Pet, Advertise for Free in hitad.lk Search for Houses in Sri Lanka and find the best place through Hitad.lk find your best tuition place. Find the best partner for you, visit hitad.lk Find anything at any time hitad.lk.
Add comment
Comments will be edited (grammar, spelling and slang) and authorized at the discretion of Daily Mirror online. The website also has the right not to publish selected comments.
Reply To:
Name - Reply Comment
Sell your vehicle & house fast with hitad.lk only cost is Rs.400, Advertise in Hitad.lk for free to sell your mobile phone. Want to sell your Pet, Advertise for Free in hitad.lk Search for Houses in Sri Lanka and find the best place through Hitad.lk find your best tuition place. Find the best partner for you, visit hitad.lk Find anything at any time hitad.lk.
In faraway Ecuador, a crisis similar to the one Sri Lanka is facing, is threa
President of Rice Millers’ Association and Chairman of Araliya Group Dudley
Many of the projects aimed at developing the country have only become a burde
“Every citizen has a constitutional duty and obligation to protect the envi
05 Jul 2022
05 Jul 2022