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Constitutional amendments :
Govt proposals to House next month
Sandya KARUNARATNE
The Government’s proposals for Constitutional amendments will be
presented to Parliament next month, SLFP General Secretary Maithripala
Sirisena said.
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Maithripala
Sirisena |
The drafts in this regard are being formulated, he added. The
Minister was responding to a query on the proposed amendments to the
Constitution.
He said the Government’s intention was to bring in amendments to the
Constitution in keeping with the wishes of the people.
Since the Government has a two thirds majority in the House it does
not anticipate any difficulty in amending the Constitution, the Minister
said.
He said there is no reason for the Opposition to oppose any changes
desired by the people adding that the Government expects the cooperation
of the Opposition in effecting the necessary changes for the future of
the country.
Therefore, the Government is of the firm belief that the Opposition
will cooperate with it to amend the Constitution and since the
Opposition too has to work with the people’s interest at heart.
Hence there would be no difficulty in seeing through any
Constitutional amendments.
He said the intention of the Government is to create an
administration that is amenable to the wishes of the people in keeping
with the overwhelming mandate it had received.
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