Govt. wants ‘Online Referendum’ on Interim Report

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The Government has decided to get public opinion on the Interim Report of the Steering Committee on Constitution making via online.

Sources from the Prime Minister's office told the Daily Mirror that the Facebook and a number of other websites would be used for this purpose.

“Opinion of the public would be sought through web comments and postings on Facebook pages,” sources said.

They said Sri Lanka would become the first country in the Asia Pacific region to do so.

Officials, who called this exercise as Online Referendum, said the process of gathering public opinion online would be done when the debate on the new Constitution ends on Wednesday. (Yohan Perera)

Comments - 21

Lal Sunday, 05 November 2017 03:57 PM

People without internet specially from poorer northern areas would be unable to voice their opinions

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isuru Sunday, 05 November 2017 04:26 PM

Yes. In fact the poorer people in general will be affects, regardless of they are being in northern southern western central or eastern part of the country

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Hash Sunday, 05 November 2017 04:32 PM

Agree, but the online comments would be indicative. Something is better than nothing

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Voter Sunday, 05 November 2017 07:55 PM

I do not have a computer!!

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ahmed Sunday, 05 November 2017 08:45 PM

internet is not a luxury anymore. most people own a mobile phone that has a data package

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samarapala Sunday, 05 November 2017 04:32 PM

This is totally unbiased method as opinion of elders,poor people,uneducated people not reflected.The committee appointed to prepare should also unbiased.

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Dee Sunday, 05 November 2017 06:01 PM

Will they understand it anyway?

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Nostradamus Sunday, 05 November 2017 05:40 PM

Waste of time abd money. In SL you cant get the opinion by this way. via DM Android App

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Critique Sunday, 05 November 2017 05:51 PM

Though many may not have access to internet facility, it's indeed a welcome move.

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abcd Monday, 06 November 2017 10:28 AM

Also may use SMS. Jilmarters will fight hard to deviate the outcome.

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ari Sunday, 05 November 2017 06:36 PM

Another knock on the poorer segment of society. Why not stick to the cocktail circuit in Colombo since they seem to be only ones living in paradise (no pun intended).

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Nihal Amarasekera Sunday, 05 November 2017 07:20 PM

Some form of opinion gathering is good, of course with other method to garner opinions of internet inaccessible.

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ceylon Sunday, 05 November 2017 07:25 PM

referendums are jokes.government dont do things due to populer votes.who knows constitutional laws to vote for.do the right thing for country. via DM Android App

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DN Sunday, 05 November 2017 07:33 PM

Sri Lanka's online population is less than one third of it's adult population. Also it is mainly concentrated among youth. So we can get opinion of one segment of the society through online.

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Gona Sunday, 05 November 2017 08:11 PM

We are waiting for the digital baloon.

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p nonis Monday, 06 November 2017 06:52 AM

This is a fraudulent way of getting away with it. This is not democracy everyone in srilanka doesn't have face book or internet facilities.

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Hemantha Monday, 06 November 2017 09:08 AM

This is a bias sample and will not represent the opinion of the general public.

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sam Monday, 06 November 2017 11:50 AM

No way hold a proper referendum

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Ranjith Monday, 06 November 2017 12:57 PM

Should have a similar referendum on SIATAM issue as well !

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Senewi Monday, 06 November 2017 01:27 PM

You can not rely on online method to get public opinion as it can be manipulated with computer 'Jil marats"

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anura Monday, 06 November 2017 06:11 PM

This is another Yahapalana trick to white wash the constitution problems by a ridiculous plan to use the computer to see the public opinion. This clearly shows the ignorance of yahapalana politicos about average srilankan people. We need a proper referendum. Not 'Asbandum'

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