Debate on Constitutional Proposals Deferred

 Originally the debate on constitutional proposals had been scheduled for January 9, 10 and 11. When the Steering Committee, working out constitutional proposals, met yesterday Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella told  that although there was by and large agreement on constitutional proposals, some political  parties wanted two more weeks to study the reports submitted by the six subcommittees.  Hence,  we decided to postpone the debate by two weeks, he said.

In the meantime,, sources close to the Joint Opposition said that  the government had to meet such problems,  when attempting to rush through important affairs.