Constitutional Amendments before 2021 Budget

Constitutional Amendments before 2021 Budget; State Minister

by Zulfick Farzan 31-08-2020 | 12:26 PM

Colombo (News 1st); The 19th Amendment to the Constitution will be removed and constitutional amendments which benefit the country will be presented before the 2021 Budget is produced, said State Minister Kanaka Herath on Sunday (30).

Kanaka Herath is the State Minister of Company Estate Reforms, Tea Estate Related Crops, Tea Factory Modernization and Tea Export Promotion.

Speaking further he said it is even more likely a for a new constitution to be presented before the 2021 Budget.

The commissions which were slated to be independent, engaged in political persecution over a five year period, claimed the State Minister adding the country face international pressure because of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.