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March 12 Movement opposes 20A, asks MPs to fulfil responsibilities

21 Oct 2020

The March 12 Movement, a collection of voluntary organizations working for the successful governance of the country, today (21) released a statement announcing that if the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution is passed in its present form, the Parliamentary democracy that lasted for decades and the sovereignty of the people associated with the citizens’ pride of the country will be shattered. At the same time, the absolute power of parliament to supervise fiscal oversight will also be lost, they stated. “The most decisive role in such an endeavour will be played by the newly elected or nominated Members of Parliament. All Members of Parliament who have been elected to the legislature on democratic principles under a competitive multi-party system should read this Constitutional Amendment twice. These people's representatives also have the administrative and financial responsibility of the Republic of Sri Lanka. They also have a responsibility to demonstrate that they have such a proud power and social responsibility. One can only become a representative of a state with good governance by reading this Amendment to the Constitution twice and expressing one's own analytical and independent opinion,” the press release stated. Furthermore, the March 12 movement shared their view that these new amendments will also reverse the optimal practice that Sri Lanka has so far achieved in the electoral process. The electoral democracy that Sri Lanka has recently acquired as a state in the exercise of parliamentary democracy will fade in the face of such unilateral amendments without allowing space to access to such practices again.

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