Only Parliament has the power to enact laws for One Law One Country

Only Parliament has the power to enact laws pertaining to 'One Country One Law' and not Presidential Task Forces, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said today.

 

"A true Leader unites all communities under one flag. This is what our founder leader late D. S Senanayake did by forming the United National Party. As a country who needs to overcome this crisis we should stand as one,”  Wijewardene said.

“Sri Lanka is blessed with natural beauty, resources, history, traditions and cultural diversity. However, in the recent past, we have exploited our natural resources for personal economic gain and exploited our cultures and religious diversities for political power and patronage. Whilst world leaders including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa are discussing climate control in Glasgow COP 26 summit, it is sad for me to say that the last two years have faced the most destruction of our environment. According to the Center of Environment and Major Studies, the year 2020 saw the largest devastation in the history of our country. It is estimated that Sri Lanka has lost ten acres of forest lands on a daily basis from January to December last year 2021 is not better as we had ecological disasters with Xpress pearl. We are still unable to estimate the damages to our marine life,” Wijewardena said. (Yohan Perera)