Postpone flood affected area L.G. Polls-Wimal

6 February 2011 02:50 pm

Minister of Construction and Common Amenities Wimal Weerawansa today requested Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake to postpone the local government election in the flood hit districts.

Mr. Weerawansa has requested the Commissioner in writing that it was not appropriate to conduct the election on March 17th in these areas.  People in the Northern, Eastern, Central, Uva and North Central Provinces were affected by the floods. (K.B)