Draft for new Constitution soon in Parliament: Kiriella

7 September 2018 12:02 pm

The government will present a draft for the new Constitution to Parliament soon, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament today.

Mr. Kiriella came out with this information when Joint Opposition MP Udaya Gammanpila raised a question about the status given to Buddhism from the new Constitution.

“We will present a draft for the new Constitution soon and everyone will see the status which will be given to Buddhism,” Mr. Kiriella said. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)