MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam alleged that Provincial Council elections are being deliberately delayed, citing the government’s failure to nominate members to a Parliamentary Select Committee.
The Select Committee, appointed to consider matters relating to Provincial Council elections, was announced on January 6, 2026. Opposition parties subsequently submitted the names of their nominees.
However, one month after the committee’s announcement, the government has yet to nominate its eight members, preventing the committee from being constituted and from commencing its work, Rasamanickam alleged.
Opposition representatives claim that the delay amounts to deliberate inaction aimed at postponing Provincial Council elections.
They have called on the government to appoint its nominees without further delay to enable the committee to proceed. (Newswire)