Elections Secretariat
Sarana Mawatha
Rajagiriya
Sri Jayawarthanapura.
Through : Divisional Secretary, Kattankudy
Our federation is an organization representing 40 Mosques and 84 social service institutions. Our Kattankudy town has a population of 45000 people and this town is supposed to be the
most thickly populated town in the whole of
The decision that you have taken is a denial of the basic democratic rights of the Muslims living in Kattankudy as well as in Batticaloa district. Moreover, it is very biased, unjust and unfair.
Therefore, we urge you to reconsider your decision and to take early action to conduct the election to our Urban Council. In support of our request we, in addition to various other obvious facts, urge you to consider the following facts as well.
Kattankudy town consists of 100 percents Muslims population and comes under complete government control.
As elections were not held for the last 9 years instead of being administered by Kattankudy Muslims, this town is run by officers who are non-Muslims.
As the representatives of the people are not governing the Urban Council, many basic problems such as non availability of pure drinking water, continues piling of garbage all around the town, very badly damaged roads, no proper drainage systems, frequent flooding of the town after every rain, remain unsolved, uncared and un attended for the last so many years.
In-sufficient staff to run the council also could be added to the list.
No development programmes for the town is put forward or planned or under taken by the officers of the council for many years.
will deny the opportunity to our people to rule themselves and will make our people the slaves of those superior officers who are keen to block the development of the Muslims in the district.
will prevent us from placing our urgent needs and requirements and will make us depend on the bones thrown by the officers who are biased against Muslims.
our town which has not seen development for a long time will fall definitely to the bottom very soon.
Further, we categorically state that no officer in this district or party has the moral right to make recommendations that will deny our community it’s life and development.
And also if the general election, presidential elections could be held without any disturbance why not local body election in an exclusive Muslim town?
Therefore, we earnestly request you reconsider your decision and hold elections to our Council.
Thanking you
Yours Sincerely
(Moulavi AJM Ilyas-falahi)
Secretary
24th March 2006
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