The Samagi Jana Balawegaya is making serious allegations of bribery in connection with the election of the chairman of the Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha. Addressing a media conference held at the headquarters, its organizer Niroshan Padukka revealed this.
In the secret ballot held to elect the chairman of the Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha, another party has promised to give 1.5 million rupees in exchange for the vote of a candidate representing a certain party. It has been agreed to give 500,000 rupees as an advance and the rest at the end of the election.
Accordingly, the woman has received the 500,000 rupees. However, the party that gave the money says that she has voted against the party that gave the bribe, says S.J.B. organizer Niroshan Padukka. He questions how the them realized at the end of this secret ballot that she had not voted for their party .
By giving her an advance of 500,000 rupees from the promised amount, it is clear that the political party that had given her money had a way to identify her ballot paper. Accordingly, he states that it is necessary to assume that some mark was used on the ballot paper issued to her to identify her ballot paper. He further asks what the Western Provincial local govenment Commissioner who conducted the election would say about it if such an irregularity had occurred.
However, in this situation, the party that had given the money is pursuing her to get back the money given as an advance, saying that the woman had not voted for them.