JVP hands over 20th Amendment to Constitution
May 25, 2018 12:05 pm
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has handed over the 20th Amendment to the Constitution to the Secretary General of Parliament as a private member’s bill.
The amendment was handed over to the Parliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake this morning (25) at 11.15 am in the presence of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.
JVP MPs Suinil Handunnetti and Nihal Galappaththi were also present on the occasion.
The 20th amendment to the constitution proposes to abolish the Executive Presidency among other proposals.
JVP had planned to bring the bill in April, but it had to be postponed to May due to various reasons.
