Neither Sri Lanka’s government nor parliament has the power to issue directives to the national election commission, an independent body mandated with conducting elections, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.
Sri Lanka sold 98 billion rupees worth of Treasury bills at a weekly auction on Wednesday (04) while yields across maturities fell, data from the state debt office showed.
The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has no desire to postpone elections and the party has already commenced work in anticipation of local government polls, a spokesman said even as the main opposition accused the government of resorting to a new delay tactic.
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Sri Lanka sold 98 billion rupees worth of Treasury bills at a weekly auction on Wednesday (04) while yields across maturities fell, data from the state debt office showed.