TNA and ACMC want elections after 100 days

by Naalir Jamaldeen

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC) said that whether the electoral and constitutional amendments were introduced or not the Government should dissolve the Parliament after the completion of the 100 day program.

The Sunday Observer spoke to TNA Spokesman Suresh Premachandran and ACMC General Secretary Y.L.S. Hameed with regard to this matter. Their collective view was the Government should go for general election after the completion of 100 day program as promised during the presidential election campaign.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is talking about a national Government that will also be possible after the general election, TNA Spokesman Premachandran said.

Premachandran said that the new Government has given a guarantee to the public that they would hold the election after the completion of the 100 day program. According to which the Government has to dissolve the parliament and go for a new election.

Now the SLFP says that electoral reforms should also taken. Since we have to focus on the proposed amendments and discuss with other political parties, Electoral reforms will be taken time. The ACMC General Secretary Y.L.S. Hameed said that the ACMC is also in the same view as TNA. Electoral and the constitutional reforms with regard to the executive presidency must be studied carefully.

Hundred day program is not enough to introduce electoral and constitutional amendments. Electoral reforms need to be discussed in length with the parties involved or interested, stakeholders and different communities, Hameed said.