Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake said that it is expected that the Election Commission will take steps to hold the Local Government (LG) polls in the second or fourth week of April.

The Minister made this statement during a press conference that was held in Jaffna on Sunday (26) and said that all political parties have jointly submitted to Parliament the draft Bill for the amendment of the Local Authorities Elections Act to conduct the LG Polls.

Minister Rathnayake said that with the agreement of the leaders of all parties, the Government has submitted a Bill to Parliament regarding the conducting of the LG polls stating that currently, there are a number of petitions that hav...