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Gota and EC locked horns over the suspension of appointments
With the suspension by the Election Commission the Government appointments given to 45, 585 graduates, a serious crisis situation is now emerging between the Government and the Commission. This crisis situation has resulted with the Government leveling severe criticisms at the Commission for suspending the appointments to Graduates.
The Government argues that these appointments were made well before the declaration of the General Elections and therefore the Election Commission has no right to suspend such appointments. The Election Commission in return maintains that granting appointments during an Election is an offence according to the Election Laws.
The sources at the Election Commission reveals that the Chairman of the Commission Mahinda Deshapriya is holding steadfast on the decision made by it in suspending the appointments, and he has already given instructions to all returning officers and Deputy Election Commissioners to implement this decision strictly. This direction had been given by Deshapriya at a special meeting he has had with members of the Commission, District Returning Officers, Deputies and assistant Election Commissioners yesterday at the Commission office.
Meanwhile, despite the training planned for these Graduates recruited for Government Services has been suspended by the Election Commission, the Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister of Communication Technology, Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Bandula Gunawardene has asserted that the payment of Rs. 20,000 during the training period for these graduates would be paid commencing from this month.
He said further that even those who were against the Government had been selected for these appointments notwithstanding, colour, party, Religion or Ethnicity differences. The Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Sunil Hettiarachchi had also written to the Election Commission on Wednesday, requesting assistance in the implementation of this programme of giving appointments to the Graduates. (Sujith Hewajulige and Dayana Udayangani)
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