Sri Lanka needs tightening, not relaxation, of the electoral scheme

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Strenuous efforts are being made by the Government and its propagandists in the state/private media to justify planned attempts to amend Sri Lanka’s election laws, legalising what are currently classified as election violations.

Sufficient justification for prohibitions
But such prohibitions did not come about by a casual throw of the dice as these rude proponents of government power appear to believe. They were carefully and meticulously thought out in order to ensure free and fair elections at a time when Sri Lanka’s governance was not purely a matter of corruption and abuse of power as is the case now.

Sri Lanka Needs Tightening, Not Relaxation, Of the Electoral Scheme by Thavam