Poster ban on private buses

23 February 2010 06:16 am

By Amira Cader

Private bus operators have requested the Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka to impose a ban on politicians pasting election related posters on private buses which goes against existing election laws.

President of the Private bus operators association Gemunu Wijeratna, speaking to Daily Mirror online, said that the Elections Chief had assured that legal action will be taken against any private bus owner who displays election propaganda on a passenger bus after February 26, the day the accepting of nominations ends.

“Some individuals paste election posters on private buses and pasting such posters or stickers on buses is against election laws. Our job is to serve the public and not campaign for any individual or party,” he added.

The private bus operators held a meeting with the Elections Commissioner on Monday to discuss issues relating to how the private busses would operate for the upcoming general elections. 

He also said that the operators had discussed shortcomings endured by the people during the Presidential Elections through which they could rectify such mistakes and improve their services for the General Elections. “We want to improve our services for the upcoming general elections, especially the services we offer to the people in the north and East,” he said. (Daily Mirror online)