INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister Bimal Rathnayake expressed his belief that the Election Commission will take steps to hold the Local Government (LG) elections
either in the second or fourth week of April 2025
He made this statement while talking to the media in Jaffna.The Minister also specified that all parties have actually jointly sent the
Draft Bill to Parliament for the modification of the Local Authorities Elections Act to carry out the LG elections.With the contract of the
leaders of all parties, the federal government has actually submitted a draft bill to Parliament concerning the re-conduct of the city
Presently, different parties have actually filed numerous petitions in court
Nevertheless, our company believe this will not pose a substantial challenge to holding the elections, he added.Minister Rathnayake even
more said, The court will provide its verdict when it decides, but the court has a limited variety of days to do so
Therefore, we hope the Election Commission will hold the elections in the second or 4th week of April.He likewise specified that the
government aims to hold the Provincial Council Elections in the Northern Province and across Sri Lanka without further hold-ups.
