Lankan election chief asks people to vote without fear

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s election chief Mahinda Deshapriya said on Sunday that there is no threat of the coronavirus at polling centres as he asked voters to abide by health directives while voting in the parliamentary election on August 5.
“Voters can cast their vote without any fear during the poll,” Deshapriya, the Chairman of the National Election Commission, was quoted as saying by the News1st channel.
He asked voters to abide by health directives at polling centres.
Over 16 million voters are registered to vote on August 5 to elect a 225-member parliament for a 5-year term.
The COVID-19 pandemic which forced the postponement of the polls date twice has also resulted in a change to the votes counting. (PTI)