20A requires referendum: SC

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The Supreme Court had ruled that some clauses of the 20th Amendment were inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore, it requires a referendum after gaining two-thirds majority in Parliament, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament today.

The 20th Amendment also includes provision to hold elections for all Provincial Councils on the same day.

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