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Debate on 19A tomorrow:
End of executive presidency?
The parliamentary debate on the country’s most-
awaited piece of legislation in decades, the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution, begins tomorrow morning with the nation holding its breath
as to the outcome. If the voting goes in favour, Sri Lanka’s now
much-derided presidential form of government will be drastically
transformed removing the currently all-powerful office of the executive
president.
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The 100-Day scorecard
Concentrating more on governance:
Principal Researcher at Point Pedro Institute for
Development, Dr. Muthukrishna Sarvananthan: In general, the government
seem to be on correct track although it has not been able to achieve the
promises within the stipulated day for several reasons including the
composition of the parliament. But economically, there has been relief
for the people through the Budget such as the increase in Mahapola
scholarship,
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Sacrilege!
In a first-of-a-kind fiasco, Sri Lankan Parliament is
turned into a 'carnival ground':
For the first time in local parliamentary history, a
group of UPFA Parliamentarians enacted an overnight drama in the well of
the House, protesting against the Bribery Commission's decision to
summon former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to record a statement. The
nearly 23 hour protest which commenced on Monday (April 20) around 10.40
am continued until the commencement of next day’s Parliamentary
proceedings.
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I want to come back - Perumal
The controversial former Chief Minister of the
United Northeastern Provincial Council, Varatharaja Perumal believes
that Sri Lanka needs a Devolution Commission to look into the various
aspects of power sharing and ensure the full implementation of the 13
Amendment to the Constitution in spirit and letter.
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