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Sri Lanka Turmoil : Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Proposes To Amend The Constitution To Create An Accountable Administration
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The embattled Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa has proposed to amend the Constitution to create an accountable administration that met the people’s aspirations, amid large scale protests against the government over its handling of the economy.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday said that Mahinda Rajapaksa intends to propose a new Constitutional Amendment to the cabinet in order to fulfil the people’s aspirations.
‘The prime minister is expected to propose to the Cabinet a Constitutional Amendment that would include the Executive, Judiciary and the Legislature,’ the state-run Daily News newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Rajapaksa said he pays special attention to the requests from various quarters to create a government that is accountable to the people, the Colombo Page news portal reported.
Based on those requests, he hopes to present to the cabinet a new proposal for a constitutional amendment incorporating the positive aspects of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, it said.
