10 August 2016 07:10 pm
The controversial Bill is scheduled to be debated in Parliament tomorrow.
JO member MP Udaya Gammanpila charged the OMP was a death trap created violating the Constitution and admitted that they had failed to challenge the Bill in the Supreme Court.
“We should have challenged the OMP Bill similar to the case filed against the VAT Amendment Bill. We made a mistake. However, challenging the Bill is not the only and last resort we have. According to section 129 (i) of the Constitution, the President has the right to inquire into the legitimacy of the OMP,” he told a news conference.(Lahiru Pothmulla)