The Hon. (Prof.) A.-H.M.H. Abayarathna
Hon. (Prof.) A.-H.M.H. Abayarathna said the Government cannot give a fixed date for Provincial Council elections because, under the current system, they cannot be held. He stated that the Government does not intend to keep Provincial Councils without elected representatives and is working to create the necessary legal framework. Once that legal space is in place, he said the elections will be held without postponement.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 In the question you presented, what appeared primary to me was when, how, and for how many the graduates would be provided employment. However, in your clarification, the main issue as I perceived was how and when the Provincial Council elections will be held. We, as a Government, will necessarily take the required measures. It is not possible to state a fixed date. We do not intend to continue these institutions without people’s representatives. But we all know there is currently a problem: as per the prevailing system, there is no possibility of conducting the election. Therefore, there is presently an intention to create the necessary legal space for that. Once that legal space is arranged, we, as a Government, will by all means hold the election without postponement.
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