JHU takes a U-turn

Saturday, 01 June 2013

The JHU that presented a private member’s motion to parliament seeking the abolition of the provincial council system through a Constitutional amendment has decided to support the amendment bill on the Registration of Voters Act.

The amendment to the Registration of Voters Act is aimed at enabling the registration of persons displaced in the North and is aimed at giving voting rights to them before the Northern Provincial Council election.

The JHU that is opposing the holding of the Northern Provincial Council election says it would support the amendment bill that would give voting rights to the displaced in the North to enable them to vote at the Northern Provincial Council election.

General Secretary of the JHU, Minister Champika Ranawaka has said the passage of the amendment would give voting rights to displaced persons.

Explaining that if the bill passed, it would give the displaced people in the North the right to vote at the upcoming Northern Provincial Council (NPC) polls, Ranawaka has said the party would support the bill when it is tabled in parliament on June 6th.

However, Ranawaka has added that the JHU was opposed to the NPS polls.

Controversy in the east regime. Chief Minister cancelled the event, inaugurated by Hakeem.

Friday , 31 May 2013

Reports said, controversy is existing in the eastern province council regime. The ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance is governing the eastern province council.

Controversies exist amidst the Alliance parties,  is the cause for the present disturbance was said.  Disputes are amidst the eastern province Chief Minister and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

This controversy was due to the inauguration of the library in the region of  Kalmunai urban council which comes under the control of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.

Muslim Congress alleged that the unveiling ceremony of the said library was impeded by Chief Minister Majid. However Justice Minister and party leader Rauf Hakeem inaugurated the library on the next day which was prohibited.

This caused discrepancy amidst both sectors. With the coordination from Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, the United Peoples Freedom Alliance seized powers for the eastern province council.