CDCA election not properly done

By Ananda Kannangara

Colombo Municipal Commissioner Dr. Jayantha Liyanage yesterday said that injustices and serious irregularities took place at the election of the Colombo District Cricket Association (CDCA) held at Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.

Addressing the media Dr. Liyanage alleged that the voting rights of seven CMC members were deprived by some elements in a fraudulent manner by forging his signature.

He said he and the CMC Sports Director had the sole authority to sign the nomination forms. "I feel that this irregularity had been wilfully plotted by either an interested individual or a group to discredit and tarnish the image of the CMC," he said.

"However when seven CMC club members arrived at the polling booth with the nomination forms signed by me and the CMC Sports Director they were not permitted to cast their votes saying that seven other representatives from the CMC had already come to exercise their voting rights," he said.

"However I have already complained about this matter to the Cinnamon Garden Police and will make another complaint to the Human Rights Commission as well as the Fraud Bureau,' he said.

Dr. Liyanage further said that he would take legal action against persons involved in this unfair incident in order to cancel the results and also to go for a fresh election to be conducted in a fair manner.