State Officials Urged to Safeguard Public Property During Local Elections

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Election Commission has called on all state officials to take necessary measures to prevent the misuse of public property in connection with the upcoming local government elections. 

Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, stated that ministry secretaries and heads of state institutions were informed of this directive yesterday (8). 

He emphasized that guidelines to prevent the misuse of public property have already been published in the Gazette.