VIDEO: Elections postponed concealing govt.’s defeat and inability
February 22, 2011 03:51 pm
The United National Party strongly objects of elections being held sporadically, said the General Secretary of the party Tissa Attanayake. He accused that the government is abetting several elections to be held in this manner in view of political advantages.
The government was behind the postponement of 60 LG bodies, he also charged during a press conference today (February 22).
“We request that the Elections Commissioner does not indulge the government’s interest towards postponing elections” he stressed while mentioning that the Elections Commissioner had expressed disagreement towards postponing the election when the pair had met last week.
He also emphasized that this situation is nothing but an attempt by the government to accomplish its needs.
The government is attempting to postpone the elections in this manner to distort the public’s opinion and thereby conceal the disadvantage, defeat and inability they may suffer from the election.
The government was behind the postponement of 60 LG bodies, he also charged during a press conference today (February 22).
“We request that the Elections Commissioner does not indulge the government’s interest towards postponing elections” he stressed while mentioning that the Elections Commissioner had expressed disagreement towards postponing the election when the pair had met last week.
He also emphasized that this situation is nothing but an attempt by the government to accomplish its needs.
The government is attempting to postpone the elections in this manner to distort the public’s opinion and thereby conceal the disadvantage, defeat and inability they may suffer from the election.