(Lanka-e-News- 21.June.2015, 9.30PM) The parliament is to be dissolved following a debate in parliament differently without considering as a draft bill the proposed 20 th amendment which has been gazetted already pertaining to the electoral reforms, according to a consensus reached between the president and the prime minister, based on reports from well placed political sources within reaching Lanka e news.
If the new amendment that has been gazetted is to be tabled in parliament ,it has to be entered first in the agenda book, and after a lapse of about two weeks , a further week must be spent to secure the opinion of the Supreme court (SC) before having a debate and going for elections. Hence if 20 th amendment is to be tabled accordingly, it takes 3 to 4 weeks compulsorily based on procedural requirements . Besides, if that course is taken, it will take another one month to dissolve parliament, in which event the president will not be able to honor the pledges he made to the people and to the international community that a new parliament will come into being by September.
The two leaders after taking into consideration the aforementioned facts, decided that the 20 th amendment shall be taken for debate differently as ‘electoral system design and 20 th amendment’ on Tuesday the 23 rd as an adjournment motion in parliament. There will be no voting taking place in this regard , though the proposal will be presented before the people after discussing the views and suggestions of the MPs.
According to unofficial well informed sources , after the conclusion of the debate on the 23 rd , within a week thereof, the parliament will be dissolved.
Meanwhile , the illegitimate by birth 20 th amendment for electoral reforms which is being pressurized and steered by the JHU the notorious extremists, is already opposed by all the minority parties. Incidentally, the JVP recently announced the two main parties are together seeking to obstruct the JVP ‘s entry to parliament by bringing in the new electoral system.
A group of leaders of minority parties that are opposing the proposed new system have gone and met with Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera the leader of the movement for just society, and apprised him of the reasons why they oppose the proposed amendment.
This group comprised leaders of several Muslim , Tamil and Sinhala political parties. They have also drawn attention to the suggestion of use of two ballot papers.
Ven . Sobitha Thera had said their grievances are justifiable, while emphasizing that instead of rushing through this 20 th amendment just to serve the unholy haste of a few , it is best if the present parliament is dissolved , and a decision is taken in this regard by the new parliament
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