Sri Lanka's leftist party JVP or the People's Liberation Front said Thursday that there is no need of international monitors for the forthcoming presidential election to be held on Jan. 26 as they are not familiar with the ground situation of the country. JVP Parliamentary Group Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told reporters that there are over 8,000 polling booths in Sri Lanka but only 20 international monitors would come. 'How could they monitor all polling booths over the country?' said Dissanayake. 'International monitors don't know the local language. They don 't know the Sri Lankan Police. They don's know the roads and areas of Sri Lanka. That is why we say don't need international monitors, ' Dissanayake added. However, he said the JVP would welcome them if the government brings them to the country. Sri Lankan Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake said monitors from the European Union, the Commonwealth and the United National are scheduled to be here for election monitoring. The main opposition United National Party (UNP) continuously requests the government to bring international monitors for the presidential poll. The two presidential hopefuls are incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse and former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, who is the common candidate of the opposition parties including the JVP and UNP. 