Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, over the weekend assured that presidential election scheduled for later this year would be held.
This assurance was given at a meeting held at the Batticaloa Divisional Secretariat on Saturday (24).
Referring to his role and that of several unnamed others during the unprecedented 2022 crisis, Minister Rajapakse said that contrary to speculation, claims and reports, presidential poll would be followed by parliamentary polls and other elections.
In terms of the Constitution and the presidential election law, election should be held in October 2024.
(island.lk)
