Electoral reforms report to Cabinet today

COLOMBO: The Cabinet Sub Committee which studied the interim report recommendations of the Parliamentary Select Committee on electoral reforms will submit its report to the Cabinet today, said Sub Committee Chairman Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon.

Tennakoon said as directed by the President the Sub Committee headed by him further reviewed the interim report recommendations at a meeting yesterday.

Three review meetings were held earlier.

Tennakoon said the Sub Committee had approved the provisions ensuring minority representation in Local Government delimitation Commissions as proposed by Minister P. Chandrasekeran. Tennakoon said this factor has also been included in the Cabinet memorandum submitted by him earlier.

The Sub Committee members included Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka and Ministers Maithripala Sirisena, Susil Premajayantha, Karu Jayasuriya, Arumugam Thondaman, Dinesh Gunawardena, Douglas Devananda, Ferial Ashraff, M.L.M. Athaulla, Prof. Tissa Vitharana, D.E.W. Gunasekera, Patali Champika Ranawaka and P. Chandrasekaran representative of all parties included in the Cabinet.