Milinda steps down

Colombo Municipal Council Opposition Leader and one time Justice and Prisons Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda yesterday decided to step down as Leader of the Opposition and Member of the Colombo Municipal Council,

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‘No polls this year’

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday denied certain media reports that several Provincial Council elections are scheduled for this year. “There are no elections lined up for this year,” he said. He, however, said there were a number of elections scheduled for next year, including Local Government elections in the Batticaloa district.

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