Independent MPs submit proposal for new constitutional amendment

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A proposal for the 21st amendment to the Constitution has been handed over to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on behalf of the 40 Members
Rajapakshe.It seeks the repealing of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution and reintroduction of democratic features in the 19th
constitutional amendment.Meanwhile, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday submitted a set of proposals for the new
amendment to the Constitution, seeking the abolishment of the executive presidency, the repealing of the 20th Amendment, a tripartite system
of checks and balances and the establishment of independent commissions and a National Security Council.
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