Sri Lanka, Sept. 22 -- A group of Northern politicians who previously represented the Northern Provincial Council, urged the government to hold the next Provincial Council elections under the old Proportional Representation (PR) system.

Former ITAK member Emmanuel Arnold, PLOTE member Kajadeepan, former Northern Provincial Minister and EPRLF member Dr. Sarweshwaran, former TELO representative S. Kugadas and EPDP member Navanathan jointly made this appeal.

"The Northern Provincial Council election was last held on September 21, 2013, after a gap of 12 years. Now, once again, we are compelled to speak about the issue after another 12 years," the group said in a statement.

They pointed out that the government has claimed elections will be...