Where are the high powered police motorbikes? - Road blocks still not in place
Nine election offices of opposition political parties have been attacked in Wellawaya and Moneragala between August 29 and 30. As Per the observation of our Monitoring Groups Currently Operates in Badulla District and Monaragala Districts observes that five Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) offices and four United National Party (UNP) offices have been burnt and three of them have been completely destroyed.The Media Unit of Caffe Also confirmed this Issue .
Last week 21 election offices of opposition political parties were attacked within 72 hours in Moneragala district, most of the attacks were concentrated in Bibile electorate.
These attacks were carried out by gunmen traveling in vehicles without Registered Number Plates and CaFFE wrote thrice to the Commissioner of Elections and the IGP informing him that a large number of vehicles without number plates or with garage numbers were electioneering in Uva. Despite assurances given that action would be taken, Our Monitoring Groups observed such vehicles in four separate occasions in Keppetipola, Bandarawela, Wellawaya- Buttala road and Bibile Medagama road on August 29 and 30. Caffe Media Unit released the Media report also mentioned and confirm this .
The Commissioner of Elections have asked the IGP to deploy additional policemen to Moneragala and to establish road blocks. While the police assured that such action have been taken We has not noticed any arrests or a reduction of attacks on elections offices. Although police patrol logs were to be placed in registered election offices of opposition political parties, this has not occurred till today (31.)
Given below is a list of the offices most recently attacked. JVP election office, hosted at Mr. Vimalasena's house at Unawatuna Bodiya, Kuda Oya, Buttala, was attacked on 00.30 hours on August 30. Around the same time the JVP office in Puhulkotuwa, Halmillewa, Buttala was attacked and completely destroyed. Luckily no one was present when the attack took place. Meanwhile the office hosted by JVP candidate Palliyaguruge Wijesiri at Maduraketiya, Moneragala has been attacked thrice so far. JVP offices in Hamburugala and Ellekona have also been attacked on the same day.
Office of opposition leader of Wellawaya pradesheeya Sabha, UNPer Roy Kavinda was attacked on August 29. The office situated at Etiliwewa junction is the biggest UNP office in Wellawaya. The UNP offices in Malwattawa junction, Anapallama and Kitulkote were also attacked on August 29.
Meanwhile the office of independent candidate WM Udaya Kumara, at 17 junction, Okkampitiya was also attacked.
CaFFE expresses its disappointment at continuous attacks on the opposition and the lack of action taken to stop these attacks. Specially we Noticed The reason of the increasing the elections violation in Those Districts many Groups and Gangsters who was operates Under the Blue Force(Nil Balakaya ) and the Youth Groups Named tharunyayata hetak (better tomorrow for youth moment )of Of The UPF (Government ) was trying to Panic on the floating voter's and the supporters and trying to spoiling result .at this time we have reports These two Districts have Balance fight between main opposition Party and the UPF Government .Because the People who where in Uva were Suffering Many years Corruptions of the Poliuticians who where represent this current Government and as per the information coming from United National Party their disappointment is now over between its Leader and the Most Popular Politician of the Party Mr.Sajith Premadasa who was the son of the Great leader and president of the Sri lanka Ranasinghe premadasa who was the people loves.at this situation UPF Government rulers Panic of defeat of election reason of that they increasing violence and panic on the Area .and The Election commissioner also Disabled his Power which is given to him by the constitution and the act of elections of Sri lanka .The reason of the executive president directly Unofficially influenced him to not to taken action against this violations .This Situation In sri lankan people can't expect fair election further .specially in 2015 presidential Elections this will be worst than Now .