Cabinet appoints Ministerial committee to draft new constitutional proposals

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The new government, in its first Cabinet meeting, appointed a ministerial committee to work on drafting the new constitutional proposals to be enacted by repealing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

The Committee comprises Justice Minister Ali Sabry, Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardane, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and Education Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris.

The Committee will study the 19th Amendment and decide on new provisions to be incorporated into the Constitution in the form of the 20th Amendment.

The 19th Amendment was introduced during the time of the Yahapalana government in 2015. It pruned the powers of the Executive President in terms of dissolution of Parliament and appointment of members to the National Independent Commissions.

In the run-up to the elections, the new government sought a mandate from people to scrap it. (Kelum Bandara)

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Ronnie Bugger Thursday, 20 August 2020 09:39 AM

Committees, Commissions and still more of these time consuming non-events that will continue to drag on for the next five years.

George Mendis Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:49 PM

Yes, this is how democracy slowly dies and dictatorship takes its place. we have seen this in so many countries and now Srilanka is on its turn. Without a strong oppsition and without limiting the powers of a president we wont have a way to voice and its going to be a family business...look at Belarus and Lukachenko! Good luck Srilanka

Sando Thursday, 20 August 2020 04:07 PM

Brilliant Brains.

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