Polls monitors differ on number of incidents
The Network for Election Monitoring yesterday said that
it had received 137 complaints relating to Uva PC polls campaign so far.
Dr. Uditha Gunasekera, Chief Executive of the NGO said there had been 13
cases of assault, damage to property (1), attacks/damage on party
offices (18), sabotage of propaganda meetings (6), threats (5), abuse of
state resources (22), abuse of state power (23) and illegal propaganda
work (49).
But Campaign for Free and Fair Elections spokesman
Keerthi Tennakoon yesterday said that they had received 59 complaints
comprising assault (16), intimidation (04), misuse of state resources
(20) and violation of election laws (20).
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