Another proposal on the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was handed over to the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today.
The proposal was jointly submitted by the independent group of MPs in Parliament consisting of Parliamentarians from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), and the 10 constituent parties of the Government.
MP Wijedasa Rajapaksa handed over the proposal as a Private Member’s Bill to the Speaker of the Parliament.
He submitted the proposal on behalf of the 40 MPs from the ruling party who became independent in Parliament recently over the current national crisis in the country.
The independent group’s proposal on the 21st Amendment calls for the 20th Amendment to be repealed and for the 19th Amendment to be reintroduced.
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This is the second proposal to be tabled in Parliament on the proposed 21st Amendment to the Constitution.
The opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) too handed over a proposal on the 21st Amendment to the Speaker yesterday.
The proposal was handed over to the Speaker by SJB General Secretary MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara.
The proposal called for the abolishment of the Executive Presidency and the appointing of Independent Commissions, among other key reforms. (NewsWire)