Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- In a bid to hold much delayed provincial council elections soon after parliamentary polls, Legal Reforms Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has appointed a committee of top officials to study the current crisis in the electoral system and propose amendments.
The minister told Daily Mirror yesterday that he discussed the matter with representatives of the Elections Commission, Attorney General's Department, Legal Draftsman's Department and the Ministries of Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms.
"I appointed a committee and instructed them to study the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Act of 2017, the delimitation report and relevant legislation that had led to the delay in conducting PC polls and to submit ...