Displaced people in North can now vote

18 June 2013 02:47 pm Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 4 Bookmark

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Parliament today enacted a new bill that enables displaced people to cast their ballots at the elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) if their names have not been entered in an electoral register outside the North.

The government presented the bill as an urgent matter in the national interest and it was taken up for debate.

However, it was adjourned after the opposition asked for more time to study the bill and its electoral implications. After submissions by the opposition, the bill was put to a vote and passed unanimously today with amendments.(KB & YP)

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sangaralingham Tuesday, 18 June 2013 03:27 PM

vote correctly casted by the right person say a lot for the country and its society

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MagodisThuma Wednesday, 19 June 2013 03:07 AM

Still Displaced...But...It's your responsibility to vote us !

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Nanda Wednesday, 19 June 2013 04:06 AM

what about 100,000 tamils in Tamilnadu who displaced from North during the war?

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sach Wednesday, 19 June 2013 05:52 AM

almost all of them are resettled, if u check the news

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