The Freedom People’s Alliance has urged Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to intervene in convening the Parliament to discuss the issues surrounding the postal votes of the Local Government elections.
In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, the Freedom People’s Alliance pointed out that the National Election Commission has decided to postpone postal voting indefinitely due to the Government Printers refusing to print postal voting cards due to a lack of funds.
The Freedom People’s Alliance stated that this was a violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens as well as the contestants of the Local Government polls.
The party, therefore, has urged the Prime Minister to intervene and enable the Parliament to convene in the coming days to discuss the issues surrounding postal voting.
Stating that the Parliament is scheduled to convene on 21st February, the Freedom People’s Alliance stated that as it is the scheduled date for postal voting for the election, Parliament must convene in the coming days to resolve the issues. (NewsWire)
