SL won’t get international support if LG polls put off: Vijitha

Sri Lanka would not get any international support such as IMF bailout and GSP+ facility if the government attempts to postpone the Local Government elections, National People's Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said today.

He told Parliament that the European Union has already raised concerns on allowing GSP+ facility to Sri Lanka. The MP said the postponement of LG polls was a serious threat to democracy and people to exercise their franchise.

He said the government postponed the LG polls by one more year previously as the government deemed the situation at that time was not favourable to the government and added that present situation was even more worse for the government.

MP Herath said the situation would go from bad to worse as the electricity tarrifs have also been increased.

"The eletricity tariffs hike will result in rise in chain reaction," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)