Moves to postpone election UN assures to bring matter at UNHRC: Vijitha

• Says parliament had allocated Rs.11Bn for the Elections Commission for  2023 

By Ajith Siriwardana   

The United Nations office in Colombo assured that the  matter regarding the government’s move to postpone the Local Government  election would be brought in at the United Nations Human Rights Council  (UNHRC) in Geneva and UN Headquarters, National People’s Power (NPP) MP  Vijitha Hearth said yesterday.    

He told the media after handing over a letter regarding the  matter to the UN Office in Colombo that it was a violation of the  Constitution, human rights of the people and deprivation of the right to  vote.   

The MP said Parliament, as the authority with financial  powers, has allocated Rs. 11 billion for the Elections Commission for  2023 through the budget and that however, the Finance Ministry Secretary  has refused to provide the required money for the LG polls.   

“Rs.10 billion has been allocated for the LG polls alone.  It is in violation of the Constitution for the Finance Ministry Secretary to  deny allocating money for the election. We handed over a letter to the  UN office regarding these unlawful actions,’ he said.