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Plea to put off Vesak week polls
Deshabhimanaya Peramuna, a non-political organisation, has appealed to the Election Commissioner to further postpone polls for the 22 local councils where elections were not held on March 30 due to legal and security reasons as it would disrupt the Vesak celebrations.

The election for the 22 local councils has been scheduled for May 18.
The group’s spokesman and senior minister Dinesh Gunawardena, said that they would meet the Elections Commissioner tomorrow to request him not to hold the election during the Vesak week from May 12 to 19.He said this year’s Vesak ceremony was special to Buddhists worldwide as they commemorated the 2550 Buddha Jayanthiya and therefore a peaceful atmosphere should prevail for people to celebrate it.

“We don’t want political animosities, disputes and public meetings during the Vesak week and instead we like to have more religious and Vesak festivals,” Mr. Gunawardena said

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