{"id":68701,"date":"2020-05-02T18:15:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68701"},"modified":"2020-05-02T18:57:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T23:57:42","slug":"i-will-not-reconvene-the-parliament-unilaterally-and-contribute-to-aggravate-the-emerging-constitutional-dispute-i-state-that-i-am-bound-to-uphold-the-constitution-and-to-act-as-per-the-verdict-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68701","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I will not reconvene  Parliament unilaterally and contribute to aggravate the emerging constitutional dispute. I state that I am bound to uphold the constitution and to act as per the verdict of the judiciary&#8221; -Karu Jayasuriya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(Text of a Media Statement Issued by Speaker of Dissolved Parliamemt  Karu Jayasuriya)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a majority of Opposition MPs of the dissolved Parliament requested from H.E. President to reconvene the Parliament to avert a constitutional crisis, in doing so, they pledged to fully support the government to overcome the pandemic, , in the event of it being reconvened.<\/p>\n<p> In a recent twitter message I expressed my view that the said development was a timely democratic step that involved all stakeholders to reach a consensus in the current situation. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In doing so, as the Speaker of the dissolved Parliament, I have stood by the well intentioned proposals in the said request. However, it was not, on my part, a proposal to reconvene the Parliament, but an endorsement of steps to democratically solve a looming issue, made in good faith and in the name of the country. <\/p>\n<p>It was unfortunate that some people had crudely misinterpreted my position. As I have clearly indicated here, in my capacity as the former Speaker of the dissolved Parliament, I will not reconvene the Parliament unilaterally and contribute to aggravate the emerging constitutional dispute. Further, cognizant of my national responsibility, I state that I am bound to uphold the constitution and to act as per the verdict of the judiciary<\/p>\n<p><strong>************<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton68701\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D68701&amp;text=%26%238220%3BI%20will%20not%20reconvene%20%20Parliament%20unilaterally%20and%20contribute%20to%20aggravate%20the%20emerging%20constitutional...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Text of a Media Statement Issued by Speaker of Dissolved Parliamemt Karu Jayasuriya) Recently, a majority of Opposition MPs of the dissolved Parliament requested from H.E. President to reconvene the Parliament to avert a constitutional crisis, in doing so, they pledged to fully support the government to overcome the pandemic, , in the event of &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68701\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;&#8220;I will not reconvene  Parliament unilaterally and contribute to aggravate the emerging constitutional dispute. 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