Having swept the parliamentary polls, the SLPP was initially keen to hold the PC elections, but it lost interest subsequently, maybe due to the plummeting of its popularity ratings. The EC is there to conduct elections, and, therefore, its urge to hold the much-delayed PC polls is understandable. But the question is whether it is advisable to hold the PC polls soon, given the severity of the national health emergency. So, how can the EC claim to be able to conduct the PC polls while the pandemic is ripping through the country? But the postponement of the PC polls is not a solution to the problem.

Source: The Nation February 13, 2021 01:02 UTC