Possibility of holding PC polls under old system: Ajith Perera
Sri Lanka, Jan. 16 -- Non-cabinet Minister Ajith P. Perera yesterday said he would speak to Home Affairs, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Vajira Abeywardana to see the possibility of presenting a motion in Parliament to hold PC polls under the old system as soon as possible.
The Non-cabinet minister who represented the UNF at party leaders meetings with the Elections Commission, told that he was aware that the cabinet of the 51 day Rajapaksa government -though unconstitutional - agreed in mid-November to prepare a legal draft to hold PC polls under the Proportional Representation Electoral system.
"I believe the UNF Cabinet also can follow a similar approach to this issue and move a motion in Parliament and pass it wit...
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