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The National Freedom Front (NFF) said today Sri Lanka’s Constitution should be replaced with a new Constitution instead of amending it following the compromise it had reached with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on NFF’s 12-point action plan.

NFF spokesman Mohamed Muzammil told a news conference that there should be a new Constitution as well as a new economy to develop the country.

“Our present constitution is 36 years old. It had been criticized by government and opposition political parties. The entire society anticipates a new Constitution. Some suggest that the Constitution should be amended but our opinion is that the entire constitution should be changed by replacing it with a new one,” he said.

Mr. Muzammil said the party would go door to door informing people on their 12-proposals and the proposed Constitution.

Commenting on the party’s proposed new economic system, he said the economy should be changed giving prominence to agriculture and industries.
Mr. Muzammil said President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the SLFP had given their approval to the 12 proposals submitted by the NFF.

“President Rajapaksa appointed a committee to go through our proposals. They were the representatives of the President as they were appointed by him.

Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena and Dullas Allahapperuma signed the proposal as Presidents’ representatives,” he said adding that the proposals would be put forward to a parliament select committee and then to the public for their opinion before the next presidential election. (Lahiru Pothmulla and Sanath Desmond)

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