Sri Lanka, June 1 -- MP Mano Ganesan, in a letter addressed to Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance Harsha de Silva, urged to probe any unauthorised use of funds allocated for Provincial Council elections for any other purposes.

The following is the letter by MP Ganesan to the COPF Chairman:

I write with reference to a statement reportedly made by Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the principal constituent party of the National People's Power (NPP) Government.

According to media reports, Silva stated, in substance, that funds allocated and set aside for the conduct of Provincial Council elections had been utilised by the Government for disaster-rebuilding and related purposes.

While he is ...