Press advertisement have been published in press stating that some of the powers now enjoyed by the Provincial Councils and Local Authorities are to be taken by Urban Development Authority . Chief Ministers of all nine Provincial Councils and Local Authorities flocked together to fight against this attempt by the Central Government. Western Province Chief Minister Isura Desapriya is spear heading this fight . Chief Minister of all Provinces are poised to meet and decide the course of action to be taken in this connection. In the meantime , when press contacted Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V. Wickneswaran regarding this matter, he said that the Provincial Council administration was left disgruntled because the powers given under 13th amendment to the constitution have been taken back step by step by the Central Government . Provincial Councils pointed out this to the Central govt on several occasions, but no results. Provincial Councils got together and supported government development activities in the past. Central Government taking back the powers vested with the Provincial Councils under 13th amendment to the Constitution will create constitutional crisis . All Provincial Councils should get together and fight tooth and nail against this attempt by the Central Government, he concluded.
