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`No real push` for 17 amendment
Wednesday, 6 August 2008 - 1:10 PM SL Time
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The speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament has accused all political parties of lacking interest to implement vital constitutional amendments.
Speaker WJM Lokubandara told BBC Sandeshaya that it is the responsibility of the Parliamentary Select Committee to come out with proposals to amend 17 amendment to the constitution.
He admitted that there is a public perception that the government and all political parties are deliberately delaying submitting new proposals.
Mr. Lokubandara made the remarks after observing in the parliament that it is important to implement the 17 amendment to safeguard the democracy in Sri Lanka.
It is important to implement the amendment in order to safeguard the supremacy of the parliament, to eradicate bureaucracy and for good governance, speaker Lokubandara told BBCSinhala.com.
The 17 amendment that established independent commissions for public services, police, elections and human rights was made defunct as a result of smaller political parties failing to appoint their nominee to the Constitutional Council (CC).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2008/08/080805_speaker_cc.shtml
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 8 Aug 2008 04:19:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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| I don't think any body is interested to a constitutional change at this stage. Can SL maintain 9 provincial council. Country like India can afford to this type of provincial system bur we don't have resources to maintain 9 PCs. |
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