Tuesday, December 27, 2011 The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), which is an ally of the governing UPFA, says it would urge the government to allocate land and police powers as outlined in the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
SLMC General Secretary M.T. Hassan Ali told The Sunday Leader that the government needs to change its attitude about implementing the 13th Amendment.
“The government cannot say outright that land and police powers would not be allocated to the provinces,” he said.
“The SLMC has always called for maximum power devolution for the minority communities,” he added.
Hassan Ali also noted that the President had on several occasions earlier said the government was looking at a political solution that went even beyond the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
When asked how the SLMC planned to make the request to the government, Hassan Ali said the party’s High Command would meet soon after party leader Rauf Hakeem returns to the country from an overseas trip.
