Establishments Code to be amended to facilitate govt. employees contesting election: Minister

Steps would be taken to ensure that no injustice was caused to the government employees who were contesting the Local Government election in the event of a postponement of the election, a minister said today.

State Minister Janaka Vakkumbura told Parliament that necessary amendments would be made to the Establishments Code so as no government employee contesting the LG polls would be inconvenienced if the LG polls could not be held at the right time.

Responding to a question raised by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa with regard to the issues faced by the government employees who are contesting the election, he said a large number of employees in various state institutions attached to the Central Government and Provincial Councils were contesting the LG polls and said a detailed report would be submitted in Parliament shortly.(Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)