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[APRC rejects MR`s imposition of 13th Amendment
The All Party Representative Committee (APRC) has rejected a move by President Mahinda Rajapakse to impose the 13th Amendment on the committee as the basis for resolving the ethnic issue and decided to submit its own report on January 23. The President on Wednesday, January 9 met party leaders and members of the APRC and directed them to forward a report based on the 13th Amendment by January 23 as a basis for resolving the conflict. Informed sources said the President also submitted to APRC Chairman, Minister Tissa Vitharana a document based on the 13th Amendment at the meeting and requested that the APRC reach a consensus based on it and forward it to Rajapakse as their proposals. The Sunday Leader learns the APRC which met Thursday, January 10 rejected the President`s directive and decided to submit an interim report which was an improvement on the 13th Amendment whilst also excluding terminology as the `unitary state.` However it was also decided to forward a proposal for the implementation of the 13th Amendment in full including police powers to the provinces until such time the APRC proposals are legislated. (See Pages 8,9 and 17 for details.)] -sundayleader.lk |
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