Sri Lanka: 19A Amendment on presidential powers and independent institutions presented in Parliament

By PTI, 28 April 2015
Photo Credit: Wall St. Journal\Ishara S. Kodikara\AFP\Getty Images
Photo Credit: Wall St. Journal\Ishara S. Kodikara\AFP\Getty Images
<p>Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today presented a bill in parliament for a key amendment to the Constitution that seeks to dilute powers of the president.&nbsp;The 19A amendment was introduced after last week's aborted attempt caused due to disruption by supporters of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.&nbsp;"It has always been my desire to prune presidential powers.
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