For New Constitution

Oct 01, 2015

A country’s Constitution is the key legal document of the country, and should be sensitive towards and represent the various needs and ambitions of all the citizens of that nation.

"The current constitution of Sri Lanka does not need to be changed any more. For Sri Lanka to progress, it needs a brand new constitution."

You may agree with the above statement and may have seen and understood the basic issues with Constitution of Sri Lanka. The 1978 Constitution was created mainly by legal experts and politicians without involvement of the public, which it was meant to serve in the first place.

This time, you the citizen can contribute to the shaping of Sri Lanka’s Constitution

With this in mind, it is most heartening to know that the current government is considering creating a new constitution for this country: this time we, the public, must make an effort to join this important and historic discussion. Towards this end, the CPA has organized a campaign to gather the ideas and recommendations of the public towards the new constitution and is also in the process of gathering volunteers to take part in this campaign. Your valuable suggestions will help in creating a new constitution that will truly represent the people of Sri Lanka.

If you would like to join this important process, please read through the official invitation, and fill in the form attached with it.

We welcome your feedback and information in any of the three languages.

To fill the feedback forms please click here for English and here for SInhala and Tamil respectively. 
For more information please email: lionel@cpalanka.org or lguruge8@gmail.com or contact us at:

Outreach Unit,CPA 
105, 5th lane 
Colombo 3 
Tel 112370801-4

Please respond in the next seven days