{"id":77197,"date":"2022-04-26T00:36:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=77197"},"modified":"2022-04-26T22:35:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T02:35:46","slug":"speaker-delays-passage-of-sjb-proposed-21st-amendment-for-constitutional-change-by-sending-prvate-members-bill-to-govt-for-cabinet-approval-instead-of-forwardg-t-to-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=77197","title":{"rendered":"Speaker   \u201cDelays\u201d  Passage of SJB Proposed 21st Amendment  for Constitutional  Change  by Sending Private Members Bill to  Govt for Cabinet  Approval instead of Forwarding it to Attorney -General as Required"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nSpeaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said yesterday that a copy of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution Bill submitted by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been forwarded to the Cabinet along with other proposals for amending the Constitution to the Cabinet of Ministers to expedite the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Party leader\u2019s meeting to has been scheduled for Thursday to discuss the matter, the Speaker said in a letter he sent Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was sent in response to one sent by Premadasa to the Speaker requesting that the process of enacting the constitutional amendment bill be expedited.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the cabinet decides on the constitutional changes, a draft Bill will be submitted to the Attorney General by the Cabinet Secretary under the laid down procedure. This is the fastest way to enact legislation under the existing law,\u201d Abeywardena said adding that enacting a private members bill is a time-consuming process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though this is a matter of urgency, the constitutionally laid down procedure has to be followed. As someone who has taken an oath of office to uphold the constitution, I  cannot take any step that will contravene its provisions, \u201d he said. Premadasa in his letter to the Speaker said steps must be taken to bring about the necessary changes as demanded by the public as soon as possible saying there is no time for more discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are waiting for Parliament to act at this crucial time, and we are bound to act expeditiously to address their demands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Daily  Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton77197\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D77197&amp;text=Speaker%20%20%20%E2%80%9CDelays%E2%80%9D%20%20Passage%20of%20SJB%20Proposed%2021st%20Amendment%20%20for%20Constitutional%20%20Change%20%20by%20Sending%20Private...%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>Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said yesterday that a copy of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution Bill submitted by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been forwarded to the Cabinet along with other proposals for amending the Constitution to the Cabinet of Ministers to expedite the process. 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