VIDEO: A constitution is essential for controlling powers of leaders - Karu
July 17, 2013 04:17 pm
A constitution is
essential for any country to ensure good governance, control the power given to
leaders and to protect sovereignty of the people, UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya
stated.
He said that while
other countries were working to build constitutions to limit the powers of
their leaders, in Sri Lanka constitutions are being made to increase the powers
of the leaders.
The senior MP stated
that this was evident in the recent past where the government had not
considered public opinion or discussed the matter extensively before implementing
constitutional amendments but instead passed them as emergency Bills.
He also spoke about
the 18th constitutional amendment which he charged effectively
brought about a constitutional monarchy to the country which is now heading
towards a dictatorship.
Jayasuriya added that
the focus of all this power was around one person and his relatives while politicians
at the lower levels were also operating in this manner.
The Opposition MP concluded by stating that the UNP did not see any answers to these issues in the constitutional proposals brought forward thus far by the government.
