FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2014
Presidential Secretariat has got Rs. 206,464,210 allocated stating it is to buy high security vehicles to be used for special state guests.
The funds have been obtained through a supplementary estimate passed on 20th January. This money has been allocated in addition to the Rs.8560 million allocated for the President for this year.
When Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected to the office of President there was a pool of vehicles worth Rs.36710000. This has been increased to Rs.3,607,152,210 which is an increase of 11670%!
SF eligible to contest? decision today
The General Secretaries of all the registered political parties will be meeting the Election Commissioner, Mahinda Deshapriya, for a special meeting, this afternoon.
October 17, 2014
The meeting will be held at the Department of Election in Rajagiriya, at 3.30 p.m.
Sources close to the Election Department said that the party Secretaries will be informed on future elections and the voters’ registries.
It was reported that the decision on whether Democratic Party leader, Sarath Fonseka, is eligible to contest for upcoming polls, or not, will be also announced at the meeting.
The Election Commissioner sought the advice of the Attorney General’s Department to make clear whether Fonseka can contest for elections as he (Fonseka) has lost his civic rights.
However, U. Amaradasa, Additional Election Commissioner, told Ada Derana that Fonseka’s name is likely to be removed from the voters list upon the instructions of the AG.
According to the law experts if a person serves a prison sentence for time exceeding six months loses his/ her civic rights, and owing to the fact loses his / her civic rights to contest elections for seven years.
