13 A meaningless, we rejected it – TNA MP
Sajin questions Sumanthiran’s double standards :
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A.
Sumanthiran admitted that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution is
‘meaningless’ and that the TNA had rejected it right from the start.
Parliamentarian Sumanthiran made this statement in Parliament on
November 9, though it was not highlighted in the media. “The Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitution is something that we had rejected right
through as being meaningless,” the TNA Member of Parliament told the
House.
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Second Reading of Budget passed with majority of 103 votes
The Vote on the Second Reading of the Appropriation
Bill for Budget 2013 taken up in Parliament yesterday evening received
156 votes in favour and 53 votes against. It was passed with a majority
of 103 votes. The UPFA and its constituent parties voted for the Bill
while the UNP, TNA and the DNA voted against.
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University of Politics
Sajith opts to lie low:
Ranil raring for an extension
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe seems to be
on a better wicket as he plans to retain his United National Party (UNP)
leadership for another six years. The proposal to get a fresh mandate
for the extension of his party leadership will be presented at the
annual UNP Convention to be held on December 1.
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Govt targets US $4,000 per capita income in two years – Minister Susil Premajayantha
UPFA General Secretary and Petroleum Industries
Minister Susil Premajayantha said that the Government will definitely
realise its targets and the Opposition will not have any anti-government
slogans when the Divineguma programme is implemented within the next two
to three years.
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Everyone has freedom to enter politics in a
democracy:
TNA’s survival depends on NE problem -Douglas Devananda
Douglas Devananda, a one time Tamil militant entered
into democratic politics as a result of the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace
Agreement in 1987, and later continued his career as a politician
representing the Tamil community. He reached his highest achievement in
politics after becoming a Minister in the People's Alliance Government
and holding Ministerial portfolios under different governments, since
1994.
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