OTHER NEWS CMEV records 64 incidents Election results show people's mandate to government policy against terror - President UNP plans to file a court case against the government ? Pillayan tops preferential votes in Batti    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri lanka Freedom Party holds talks with other political parties to jointly contest EP polls Sunil C. Perera - Lanka Tribune 20-03-2008 The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is holding talks with other main political parties on contesting the provincial council elections in the eastern province. The Central Working Committee of the SLFP has appointed a team of representatives under the chairmanship of Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva in this regard. Other members of the team are Minister Susil PremaJayantha and senior advisor to the President parliamentarian Basil Rajapakse. They held talks this afternoon at the parliamentary complex with the leaders of several parties. All parties belonged to the UPFA and Mahajana Eksath Peramuna participated in the discussion except the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. Other Muslim Parties that represent parliament also participated in the talks. All leaders expressed their willingness to contest the provincial council election under the United People’s Freedom Alliance. The SLFP will hold separate talks with Tamil political parties as well. Meanwhile, several representatives of the SLFP held a special discussion with the Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Rahuf Hakeem regarding the election yesterday. The two parties agreed to hold further talks. Meanwhile te Jathika Hela Urumaya has decided to contest the eastern provincial council election allied with the government. The decision was taken at a discussion held last evening by the party’s supreme Sanga Council and central committee. Issuing a statement JHU general secretary Dr. Omalpe Sobitha thera said they are contesting the upcoming election with the objective of defeating Tamil Eelam terrorism and preserving the Sinhala Buddhist heritage in the east. Courtesy Lanka Tribune - Award Winning UK Sri Lanka Newspaper Print Version | Email to friend

CMEV records 64 incidents Mon, 12-05-2008 06:00:00 The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence has recorded 64 incidents of violence as at 6 p.m today, 10 May. Of these, 48 have been classified as Major Offences and 16 as Minor. The majority of the Major Offences - 28 - were committed in the Batticaloa District followed by Ampara (12) and Trincomalee (08). Of the Major Offences, systematic impersonation was the most widespread with a particular concentration in the Batticaloa District where 15 of the 2 such incidents occurred. A... |FULL STORY|

Election results show people's mandate to government policy against terror - President Sun, 11-05-2008 17:00:00 The results of the elections to the first Eastern Provincial Council show the people's endorsement of the government's policy of restoring democracy and normalcy to areas hitherto controlled by the terrorists, and the overall development programme already initiated in the Eastern Province said President Mahindha Rajapaksha issuing a press statement. “Following the successful completion of the elections to local government bodies in the Batticaloa District in March this year, this is ... |FULL STORY|

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UNP plans to file a court case against the government ? Sun, 11-05-2008 11:00:00 The United National Party says the entire polls of the Eastern Province were corrupted and the party will take legal actions against the responsible authorities. Speaking to media General Secretary of the party Tissa Attanayake said the UNP has a number of evidence against poll rigging , assaulting and threatening of members of the party, destroying properties of its activists . The Politburo of the party will meet on Tuesday and decide their next step on results of the Eastern Pr... |FULL STORY|

Pillayan tops preferential votes in Batti Sun, 11-05-2008 11:00:00 TMVP leader Pillayan has got the most number of preferential votes for the UPFA in Batticaloa with 38, 718 votes while J. S Mohomad came second with 34,782 votes and M.L.A.M Hisbullah came third with 34,581 votes. ... |FULL STORY|

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