20th Constitution Amendment to Abolish Exec. Presidency by the JVP
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday (17) said that they would submit the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution, to abolish the Executive Presidency, at the commencement of the Second Session of the Parliament on 8th April 2018.
Originally JVP planned to submit this amendment on 19th, but parliament was prorogued by the President on the 12th April.
The JVP announced that it would meet all sides, including President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to hold discussions on the matter.
In the meantime , the Joint Opposition (JO) led by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, would support the JVP’s proposal to abolish the Executive Presidency provided that JVP includes an additional proposal in the said motion that Parliament would be dissolved on the same day the proposal gets passed, said MP Bandula Gunawardana.
