SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said a number of experience officials at the Elections Commission have been tarnsferred out within a short period of time.

"The manner in which these transfers were carried out has raised serious dooubts," Madduma Bandara said in a statement.

The SJB General Secretary said all pro-democratic forces must unite to protect the people's right and the transparency of the electoral process.

Madudma Bandara pointed out the importance of carrying out activities of the Elections Commission free from the influence of political authorities.