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| If amendment to constitution benefits people we will support; if they are to pamper the family, we will take to the streets –Ranil |
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(Lanka-e-News, July 06, 2010, 9.30AM) At a media briefing at the Parliamentary complex yesterday (05), the Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said, if the amendment to the constitution is benefiting the people, the UNP will extend its support, but if the amendment aims at pampering and safeguarding the ‘Family’, the UNP will take to the streets in protest.
If the amendment is reasonable as regards the division of powers in accordance with the report forwarded by Tissa Vitharane, the Chairman of the All party representatives committee (APRC), then UNP is prepared to support the Govt. ‘s proposed amendments, he pointed out. |
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The refusal to allow Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the opposition representative to attend the Commonwealth MPs conference in Nairobi is a violation of the Harare agreement, whilst it is also infringing the Commonwealth MPs conference code of ethics, Ranil declared. The Harare agreement was signed by former President Chandrika during her tenure in office, he added.
The denial of a representative to attend the conference elected by the Opposition for the conference is a major issue. Earlier the Govt. said, it will take up his participation subject in the Courts, and he must get permission in Courts. But, now the decision has been taken to block his participation by the SL branch of the Executive committee of the Commonwealth MPs, Wickremesinghe bemoaned. |
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