Public Health Inspectors say they will work on election day

Director General of the Elections Secretariat, Saman Sri Rathnayake has said the PHI unions had assured they would not obstruct the election process.

“They will help us in their duties on election day. They indicated this during our discussions,” he has told The Morning.

He has noted that he didn’t believe that the PHIs would go ahead with the strike.

“During our discussions, it appeared that they wouldn’t conduct the strike. Regardless, their issue has nothing to do with the election or the Election Commission, so I don’t think it will be an issue,” Rathnayake has said.

In the event the strike does happen, the EC would address the issue at that time.

“There’s no point jumping the gun now before the strike has even happened. We will think of it if and when it happens,” he has added.