31 August 2022 11:57 am
SLPP Chairman Prof. GL peiris today warned the government that they would seek legal action if any attempt is made to postpone the Local Government election which was due now.
Making a special statement in Parliament, he requested the government not to postpone the LG polls just as the Provincial Council election.
He said the government should also go for a general election to form a new government as the interim government was formed for an interim period.
"General election should be held soon after the interim spell as promised earlier. People have the sovereignty according to the Constitution. No one can suppress the people's electoral right," he said.
Prof. Peiris said the social contract between the voters and the people's representatives which was the core of the democratic system was being weakened and at stake and added that it should be upheld.
He said the government is going against the mandate and that the pledges made by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna to the people and the actions of the government are in contrary.
"We never sought a mandate to do whatever ee want. We ,as the SLPP ,put foward a definite programme before the people and it was approved by a majority of people. However, what we said and what we are doing today is world apart. Aspirations of the SLPP have been completely shattered now. We need an intervention regarding that," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)