EC will go ahead with elections subject to court ruling; Commissioner General says

By Shane Seneviratne   

Commissioner General of Elections Saman Ratnayaka said postponement of the election was not the task of the elections commission and that its duty was to implement the legal requirements as stipulated by the Elections Ordinance. He told the media in Kandy yesterday that the Elections Commission would go ahead with its duties relevant to the election until any court action.   

He pointed out that the government was responsible to uphold the sovereignty of the people and to provide funds to hold the election.  

“ A budget allocation of Rs.10 billion is available to hold the local government election, but we expect to manage with a lesser expenditure. According to the electoral register of 2022 16856629 people are eligible to vote. The Elections Commission is going ahead with the preliminaries of the local government election prior to March 19” he further said.   

• According to the electoral register of 2022 16856629 people are eligible to vote