| Prone
to break down?
The Parliament Select Committee on Electoral Reforms was given a
demonstration on the electronic voting system by representatives
of an Indian company. Members of the Select Committee were invited
to make any observations on the demonstration. While the members
were questioning the officials on the procedure and the system,
PA Trincomalee district MP M K D S Gunawardena raised a question
whether the machines were like the vehicles the MPs were using which
were brought down on the Indian Credit Line. 'Athara maga nevathenawa'.
Down
the drain
The Telecom head office has been given a face lift. Millions
of rupees were spent on the interior. However low quality wash basins
had apparently been fixed resulting in a leakage of water. The staff
faced a rude shock when the entire floor went under water. Millions
of rupees worth of interior carpeting was soaked.
Only
one to deal with
More on the electronic voting system. The Indian officials
were explaining that once the voting is concluded the data is stored
in the machine. The officials were saying how easy it would be to
transport the machine instead of the ballot boxes, to which an MP
quipped in Sinhala, that instead of spiriting away some ballot boxes
this system would make it much easier as it is just one machine.
(G)astronomic
experience
Parliament kitchen staff faced a rather horrific experience (it
is certainly not the first) this week when the dining room of journalists
was invaded by hoards of supporters of a minister after the votes
of his ministry were presented on that day. The kitchen staff looked
on helplessly as the visitors went on a marathon session serving
themselves mountains of rice adding to their plates even the dessert.
Visitors were seen mixing jelly, rice and wattalapan. The only thing
the kitchen staff could say was, " It looks like the Pita Kotuwa
Maha Buth Dansala, We are giving the Vesak Buth Dansala in advance". |
