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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is ready to support fruitful changes to the 19th Amendment with all political parties instead of the proposed 20th Amendment, SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake said yesterday.
Mr. Dissanayake who was responding to a question raised by journalists at a press conference yesterday, said his party was ready to support and discuss fruitful changes to the 19th Amendment instead of the 20th Amendment.
“ We would support fruitful changes to the 19th Amendment and are ready to discuss such changes with all political parties represented in Parliament but we will not support the proposed 20th Amendment. The proposed 20th Amendment is aimed at vesting powers under one group or a family,” Mr. Dissanayake explained.
He said SJB was ready for a dialogue with the parties representing the opposition to take a common stand against the 20th Amendment.
Asked about the remark made by ACMC Leader and Member of Parliament Rishad Bathiudeen that he is considering voting for the 20th Amendment, Mr. Dissanayake said that all SJB members of Parliament had agreed to defeat the 20th Amendment. “The SJB Parliamentary group had agreed in principle to defeat the 20th Amendment,” he revealed.
“ It looks like that a wife of a VIP politician is behind the 20th Amendment, especially when one considers the recent remark made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa that it is the wives of politicians who destroy them" he quipped. (Yohan Perera)
FF Saturday, 03 October 2020 09:18 AM
RISHAD B BOUGHT OVER FOR SURE. NO WONDER HIS BRO WAS ACQUITTED A FEW DAYS BACK
karu Saturday, 03 October 2020 09:38 AM
Another cat on the wall
Priyanee Wijesekera Saturday, 03 October 2020 09:44 AM
What are the so called "beneficial " amendments.?
GHarry Saturday, 03 October 2020 06:51 PM
SJB is never considered as an opposition party, so, whether you support in favor or not, His Excellency's government has clear mandate to pass through parliament the 20A quite easily with the willingness of vast majority of the people of Sri Lanka.
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