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Speech by Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration, Dew Gunasekara in Parliament on October 7 during the debate on Elections (Special Provisions) Bill The issue of identity cards has a long history. The need for the issue
of identity cards was first raised as early as 1959 - 45 years ago. The
Select Committee set up by the M.E.P. Government of Premier S.W.R.D.
Bandaranaike had gone into this question of identity cards in depth and
incorporated its recommendations to the House of Representatives as the
Ceylon Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Act No. 11 of 1959. This
package of recommendations consisting of radical fundamental changes to
the Election Law including the vote at the age of 18 was in fact a
landmark in its history. Other Stories
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