20th Amendment draft bill tabled in Parliament
September 5, 2018 02:16 pm
The draft bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was tabled at the parliament a short while ago.
It was presented to the Parliament by JVP MP Vijitha Herath, and Leader of JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake passed it.
The 20th amendment to the constitution proposes to abolish the Executive Presidency among other proposals.
The aforementioned bill was gazetted on the 9th of July.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake had handed over the 20th Amendment to the Constitution to the Secretary General of Parliament as a private member’s bill on May 25.
