Generally an election costs a lot of money, labor and time. It is not a operation conducted by the Election Commission alone, but an operation carried out by the entire state fleet.
Holding an election cannot be done overnight, it requires preparation. Ballot boxes and polling booths should be constructed. Old ballot boxes should be repaired. Government buildings should be converted into operation centers like Polling stations,counting stations. Electricity,water,fuel, transport, food,petty cash and security should be ensured in those centers
Further, special Paper and ink must be imported for print ballot papers. After receiving papers and inks, it takes 15-20 days fro printing . Therefore, the paper and ink required for printing the ballot papers should be ordered and imported 3 months prior to the election.
But the paper and ink for the election have not been ordered till now. Further no money has been allocated for it. There is no money even to allocate . Although according to the law the local elections should be held in 2023, it is practically impossible.
It is worthy to note the Election Commission was well aware about practical situation that government does not have resources to conduct election . Sajith and Anura Kumara also knew about this situation. But no one spoke the truth.
Lack of money is the main barrier to the local election. But keeping the real story aside, Sajith and Anura caught fish in muddy water. They are trying to gain political advantage by highlighting that the government is afraid of holding elections. Instead of telling the truth, the Election Commission washes its hands like Pilate.
When a country lacks money to hold elections, there have been cases where international organizations have given money, but no international organization has come forward to help Sri Lanka.
If an election is held advantage will be on Anura kumara . In this juncture most probably JVP will record the highest number of votes in its history.
Uplifting the JVP is a goal of the Chinese Communist Party. But neither India nor America has such expectation. Ranil also has no such expectation and therefore the election is not a reality. The local election topic is a just a deception .
