{"id":130396,"date":"2014-09-17T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T18:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=130396"},"modified":"2014-09-17T00:33:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T19:03:40","slug":"now-free-petrol-upfa-candidates-continue-to-bribe-uva-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/now-free-petrol-upfa-candidates-continue-to-bribe-uva-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Free Petrol; UPFA Candidates Continue To Bribe Uva Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the deadline on election campaigning for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Uva+Provincial+Council+election&amp;x=10&amp;y=7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Uva provincial polls<\/span><\/a> coming up tomorrow, the UPFA candidates have escalated their voter bribery schemes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_117802\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mahinda-R.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117802\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117802\" alt=\"Mahinda and Sashindra \" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Mahinda-R.jpg\" width=\"285\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-117802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahinda and Sashindra<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The most recent attempt has been the distribution of coupons to three-wheeler drivers in the Uva province to obtain petrol and engine oil free of charge as part of a scheme to transport crowds to a nearby UPFA rally.\u00a0 Election Monitoring body- Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) Executive Director Ranjith Keerthi Tennakoon has told media the coupons have been distributed to obtain one liter of petrol and 500 ml of engine oil free of charge at a filling station in Puwakgodamulla along the Mahiyangana road as a UPFA rally is to be held near the station.<\/p>\n<p>Other ridiculous attempts at voter bribery include distribution of saucepans and chairs as well as white cloth used to sew attire worn during the observation of sil.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as of Monday CaFFE has stated they have received a total of 378 complaints to which includes 267 from Moneragala and 93 from Badulla. 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