JVP alleges campaigning disrupted

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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says the Elections Commissioner and the Police Department are unable to curb the election related violence.

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva has said that many local government candidates of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) were engaged in election related violence and the authorities are unable to take any action against them.

He has added that the opposition parties are being obstructed by the security forces from carrying out their election campaign work.

According to Silva, the JVP is not engaged in gathering preferential votes, the party is being targeted by governing party members.

He has observed that the party has formally lodged complaints about the election related violence aimed at the party, but no action has been taken on them. (www.colombopage.com)