END OF ROAD FOR 13A WITH NATURAL DEATH FOR PROVINCIAL COUNCILS AND
SAJITH’S COMMITMENT FOR MAXIMUM DEVOLUTION
By M D P DISSANAYAKE
A window of opportunity is open for the next generation of Nationalist Leaders to abrogate the Provincial Councils altogether in a New Constitution. The political tussle which existed with conflicting groups of legislators virtually made the functioning of Provincial Councils defunct.
Sumanthiran’s TNA and Hakeem’s Muslim Parties have been twisting arms of the Executive President, the Executive Prime Minister with the blessings of the Speaker, which culminated over 3 years, in a political tug O war.
TNA and SLMC will now be demanding from Leading contenders for Presidency to commit for the provision of PCs, with Police and Land Powers.
Nationalist Sinhalese, Maha Sanga, Catholic and Muslim clergy need to educate the Voters to clearly identify the profile of suitability of candidates.
Provincial Councils were an unnecessary decoration and a Superfluous Institution for Sri Lanka. Originally it was thought that PCs will solve most of the minority grievances, but the PC as a solution itself became a major problem, paving way for possible national disintegration and creating disunity amongst minorities.
At a time UNP unofficial candidate Sajith Premadasa is committing maximum devolution of power for minorities, Nationalist Groups must now unite to scrap PCs altogether, through the mechanism of a New Constitution. It will provide upgrading the powers of the Executive President, thus providing constitutional delegation of powers for safeguardingthe Unitary Status of Sri Lanka. Draft Constitution must be placed before the Public, in the form of seeking Referendum.
Sajith Premadasa will be a Puppet worse than Ranil. Except for his ability to built match-boxes, Sajith has no vision and will ruin the country acting in a short-sighted idiotic manner within a very short period of time. Sajith and JVP Anura Kumara are now on the same frequency, with TNA and SLMC.
We salute the decision of the Supreme Court.