Sinister plan on polls eve
There was a move to rob or buy National Identity
Cards of voters on January 24 or 25 to prevent voters exercising
their franchise. We have informed the Elections Commissioner and the
Inspector General of Police to take action to deploy mobile police
patrols to prevent miscreants resorting to the same tactics adopted
by subversive elements during the spate of violence in 1988-90
period, UPFA General Secretary and Education Minister Susil
Premajayanth said yesterday.
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President invites all :
Come with me on a new journey
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday invited
all to set aside petty differences and embark on a new journey with
him (after obtaining a second successive mandate from the people on
January 27), to lead Sri Lanka towards a brighter future. “The
people don’t desire differences, hate politics, separatism.
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UPFA condemns polls violence
The UPFA vehemently condemns the violence
perpetrated by the common opposition front and the JVP are
perpetrating in the current presidential election campaign that had
already claimed the lives of two UPFA supporters, injured several
others and damaged property of our supporters, the UPFA Presidential
Election Campaign Office said yesterday.
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