Referendum not needed for 20A: AG

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The Attorney General had advised the Justice Ministry Secretary that the draft of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution did not attract the holding of a referendum in terms of Article 83 of the Constitution, AG’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said.

She said the AG had further informed the Justice Ministry Secretary that the 20A draft bill might be enacted by the Parliament with a two-thirds majority.

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FF Wednesday, 02 September 2020 02:29 PM

AFTER AG'S DECISION ON MURDER CONVICT IS HIS ADVICE CREDIBLE?

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JDissa Wednesday, 02 September 2020 02:32 PM

Mr.AG, when you make statements you better think of your future as well, because today's situation is not for another five years time.

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A Sri Lankan Wednesday, 02 September 2020 03:01 PM

Changing the constitution without any public debate. ... What a country !!!

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Ramesh Kanth Wednesday, 02 September 2020 03:25 PM

AG knows, whether it's referendum or not it's going to get passed. Thank you AG for saving tax payers money.

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[email protected] Wednesday, 02 September 2020 05:04 PM

Good..

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Yohan Wijesinghe Wednesday, 02 September 2020 05:31 PM

Dont give 2/3 majority in parliament

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raj Thursday, 03 September 2020 07:24 AM

Sri Lanka can have referendum to find out whether Tamils wants to separate from Sri Lanka or not. Then it can use the results to counter any propaganda against the government.

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