"What we have is a rubbish constitution which was amended 19 times" ; Speaker

by Zulfick Farzan 29-08-2020 | 9:47 PM

Colombo (News 1st); Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abyewardena has said it is time to prepare and introduce a fair constitution which would not require any amendments at least for the next five decades.

"What we have is a rubbish constitution which has been subject to amendments on 19 separate occasions," said the speaker following an event at the University of Ruhuna.