General election - Posters, cut-outs banned for campaigning

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Displaying posters and cut-outs during the election campaign has been banned and legal action will be taken against those who do so, Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday.

He told the media that the candidates should organize door to door visits to canvass for votes and said individuals from different political parties have requested him to inform electronic and printed media institutions to reduce election advertising rates during for the upcoming general election.

The chairman said he EC was ready to hold the general election when the current parliament was dissolved and the election declared. (Ajithlal Shanthaudaya)

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Illegal Saturday, 29 February 2020 10:20 AM

Also National List is Illegal. Why are you allowing this?

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Nandimithra Saturday, 29 February 2020 10:32 AM

The Chief Justice will pay attention to you? Legal system in our motherland is a joke. Ask Wimal and Gammanpilla, they both should be in jail, but they’re in and with power than the ordinary citizen, who gets arrested for stealing a coconut to survive daily!

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Irshad Saturday, 29 February 2020 11:07 AM

Must tell that to the JVP they still live in the 80's.

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Hamlet Saturday, 29 February 2020 11:34 AM

Should have been done long ago! Creates lots of Unnecessary pollution!

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Jehan Saturday, 29 February 2020 11:48 AM

Does this implemented last time?

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Ranjith Saturday, 29 February 2020 12:50 PM

Pada show by EC we have seen your colors at last election all media hype to fool the people we saw the behavior of print and electronic media during the last election general election EC will be like puppets

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shan Monday, 02 March 2020 07:47 AM

This joker could not even check the validity of contestants in the presidential election. He let the US citizen Gotabaya contest. Another lackey of the thieves in power.

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