Sri Lanka, June 16 -- The newly elected Colombo Municipal Council, following the conduct of the Local Government (LG) election on May 6, has convened for its inaugural sitting.

The sitting commenced at 9:30 a.m. under the patronage of the Commissioner of the Department of Local Government of the Western Province, Sarangika Jayasundara.

Meanwhile, a heated situation has arisen in the council regarding whether the Mayor is to be elected through a secret ballot or by holding an open vote.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the United National Party have requested an open vote.

The Commissioner noted that two names have been proposed for the post of Mayor.

According to reports, the National People's Power (NPP) has proposed the name of...