Indian Foreign Secretary’s visit has jolted government into action – Sumanthiran
The government had decided to hold provincial council elections soon following the visit of the Indian Foreign Secretary, TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran said on Saturday.
He added that the elections could be held by amending the existing law and in 2019, he had presented to Parliament a draft amendment aimed at helping conduct the election. “Only a minor change is required to the law to hold the election and I have presented this in Parliament.
Parliament agreed with my amendment and AG’s advice too was sought. The AG, too, agreed with the amendment,” the TNA MP said.MP Sumanthiran said that since the Indian Foreign Secretary’s visit, the government had suddenly decided to hold provincial elections and that the TNA, too, agreed that that election should be held as soon as possible.
(Source: The Island – By Dinasena Ratugamage)
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this guy is dreaming.
There’s no way PC Polls will be conducted under current economic circumstances including sky rocketing cost of living, world fuel prices @ USD 80 per barrel and the USD clocking Rs 250.
Shangrila came to SL not as a diplomat but to make a couple of underhand business deals which will make Ambani more visible in SL in the next few months.
What was the Indian Secretary doing during the Yahapalanaya government (YG)? Then, the YG & TNA MP. Sumanthiran ( who supported it) could have been jolted in to action long time ago ! Sri Lankans are famous for forgetting things very quickly. Honestly speaking, it was the YG that was the real culprit of not conducting PC elections. May be due to the fear of getting defeated by the opposition parties or covertly making the PC & 13th amendment defunct ?
I fully agree with you, P Analyst.
Whenever an Indian, Chink or Yankee dignitary visits us, they are after some portion of our National Wealth.
See how the Shringila went to Trincomalee. There is something going on regarding the Harbor there. The Indians must be after a sale of the harbor to balance the Chinks influence in Hambantota.