The Leader of the House, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has stated that the Attorney General is of the view that provincial council elections cannot be held according to the old system without passing a new bill.

 Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee to identify amendments to the Elections and Elections Structure and Rules and to make necessary amendments in this regard, has made this announcement to its members.

The Attorney General has stated that although the existing Act on Provincial Council Elections has been repealed, the Provincial Council Elections cannot be held by any means without the enactment of a new Act.

Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has pointed out to the committee members that although it is necessary to hold elections for the provincial councils which have been functioning without people’s representatives for a long time, the legal impediment is that.