Constitutional Council voting postponed
- Feb 24, 2016
Prime Minister Ranil Wicramasinghe announced in the parliament, the voting of the forming of the constitutional council which was supposed to be held tomorrow 24th has been postponed.
Power and renewable Energy minister said the relevant proposal would be taken in the parliament for debate on the 23rd and 24th of this month.
“The important fact is the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and other parties has submitted many amendments regarding the constitutional council proposal and you know there was a debate about the council’s powers, format and its extent”
The deputy minister said the government has focused its attention about the partial and impartial opinions and respect those opinions and submit the amended proposal to the parliament today.
“We have accepted all the proposals and ideas presented by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party”
On January 9th a proposal to form a constitution council for the need to legislate a new constitution was presented to the parliament.
The government has proposed that all communities, MP’s representing all political parties and all others have to join to form the new constitution.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe recently said taking ideas from all political parties is the main objective of forming this constitution.
The Prime Minister said newly elected constitutional council which compiles the new draft constitution would be adopted by a two third majority in the parliament and if the adopted draft bill supposedly passed by a referendum, it would be accepted as the country’s fundamental rule of law.
“The important fact is the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and other parties has submitted many amendments regarding the constitutional council proposal and you know there was a debate about the council’s powers, format and its extent”
The deputy minister said the government has focused its attention about the partial and impartial opinions and respect those opinions and submit the amended proposal to the parliament today.
“We have accepted all the proposals and ideas presented by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party”
On January 9th a proposal to form a constitution council for the need to legislate a new constitution was presented to the parliament.
The government has proposed that all communities, MP’s representing all political parties and all others have to join to form the new constitution.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe recently said taking ideas from all political parties is the main objective of forming this constitution.
The Prime Minister said newly elected constitutional council which compiles the new draft constitution would be adopted by a two third majority in the parliament and if the adopted draft bill supposedly passed by a referendum, it would be accepted as the country’s fundamental rule of law.
