The SJB will hold a protest in Colombo today against the government’s attempts to delay local council polls, which are scheduled to be held on 9 March.
The protest is scheduled to be held opposite the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Finance, SJB General Secretary MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara said, inviting the public to participate in it. “We ask the people to fight for their rights. The President might next claim there are no funds for a presidential election. Therefore, we ask the people to join us on 20 February to protest against this,” he said.
Madduma Bandara assured the party would fight alongside the people. “The government is attempting to curtail the people’s right to franchise.
The government is now trying to ruin democracy in a bankrupt country,” he said, adding that the government was acting in this manner as it was aware the SJB would sweep to victory at the LG polls.