Video: NPC: Polls Chief to get down foreign monitors

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Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya today assured he would strive hard to obtain the services of foreign monitors for the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) Elections.

He gave this assurance to representatives of several opposition political parties when they met him at the Elections Secretariat.

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said the opposition parties were keen to obtain the services of monitors from the commonwealth union and elsewhere to control the use of state resources by the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

He said the polls chief had assured the political party representatives that it was possible to get down foreign monitors and to issue various directives with regard to use of state resources but insisted that the action he could take was limited under the present electoral laws.(YP & LSP)

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unchikun Friday, 14 June 2013 09:02 AM

Mr.Puff will not like it.

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Nihal Amarasekera Friday, 14 June 2013 09:17 AM

Will monitors, foreign or local, enough. What about Prefects or better Principal himself.

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BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 14 June 2013 09:51 AM

We do not require monitors if we Sri Lankans are of good ethics and conscience. How many foreign monitors do you get to monitor an election happening in Germany? Finland? USA? absolutely none. We are still an uncivilised nation...citizens and leaders all.

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Cynic Friday, 14 June 2013 09:53 AM

Will Mahinda Deshapriya become the next Shirani B?

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Kiwi Friday, 14 June 2013 10:26 AM

Some "friendly" nations will readily oblige.

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lal Saturday, 15 June 2013 10:46 AM

Impartial monitors from Afro-Asian countries are acceptable. EU, UK, US will be too dangerous as they can incite violence to suit their agendas.

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Critic Roshan Saturday, 15 June 2013 12:22 PM

Do we have any friendly nations?

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Saman Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:43 PM

This is what happen when the country is run by the Three Blind Mice Joker family.

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