@sjbsrilanka presented proposed 21A bill to SG of @ParliamentLK. Proposals include:
1) Abolish current Executive Presidency: Parliament to elect President
2) Cabinet will be continuously accountable & responsible to Parliament, can be removed by no confidence motion

1/4
3) Reduction of Maximum Cabinet Ministers to 25, maximum of non-cabinet and deputy Ministers to 25. No increase of Ministers in event of coalition govt
4) Stringent provisions to prevent corrupt crossovers

2/4
5) Establish Constitutional Council & independent commissions including Audit & Procurement Commissions
6) Constitutional recognition of National Security Council
7) Establish a State Council to obtain advice of experts / public representations on matters of public importance
3/4
8) Re-establishing Constitutional democracy and protecting sovereignty of people through the above

#ConstitutionLK
#RuleOfLaw

4/4
*1) Abolish current Executive Presidential System

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Suren Fernando

Suren Fernando Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @SurenFernando

Apr 19
Police are bound to uphold & defend the Constitution. They are bound to respect, secure & advance sovereign citizens' fundamental rights, including free speech.
'Superior orders' is not a defence to unlawful acts.
EVEN IF force is necessary, only reasonable force can be used.
@PresRajapaksa PM during your Jana Ghosha days, the Supreme Court, while upholding the right of peaceful protest, cautioned:
"Stifling the peaceful expression of legitimate dissent today can only result, inexorably, in the catastrophic explosion of violence some other day."

2/4
You must immediately (1) condemn this excessive force used by the police, (2) ensure immediate action against the police, (3) publicly assure the protestors their fundamental rights will be respected & protected, & (4) ensure non-recurrence.

3/4
Read 4 tweets
May 18, 2021
Thread

1/13
The Supreme Court Determination on the #PortCityBill is available on the @ParliamentLK website:

parliament.lk/uploads/bills/…

Some of the clauses have been held to require a special (2/3) majority, while some have been held to require 2/3 + referendum. 👇🏼
2/13
Re Composition of the Commission:
AG has agreed to include amendments to ensure that the majority of commissioners are Sri Lankan. (Under the original formulation, all could have been foreigners)
3/13
Clauses 3(6), 30(3), 55(2), & 58(1) provided that Regulatory Authorities (RA) could be compelled by the Commission to grant requisite approvals.
SC determines that this violates A.12(1). Amendments to be made to ensure that RA retain their discretion.
Read 13 tweets
Apr 18, 2021
The #GOSL Tabled the #PortCityBill in Parliament on 8th April 2021.

1. The Bill provides for the establishment of a Commission consisting 5-7 persons appointed at the sole discretion of the President (cl.7). Such persons need not be citizens.
2. The Commission appoints the Director General (CEO) (cl.25). There is no requirement that such person be a citizen.

3. The accounts of the Commission are required to be audited by a qualified auditor (cl.15). There is no requirement that the audit be by the Auditor General.
4. Only an 'Authorised Person' can engage in business within the Port City (cl.26). The Commission will determine who will be so authorised...
Read 9 tweets
Oct 23, 2020
Sad day for #Democracy in #SriLanka... a large majority of MPs voted to enact #20A to reduce checks and balances, and to concentrate powers in the office of President...

#Constitution
#SeparationOfPowers
#RuleOfLaw
Several Govt MPs who objected to clauses such as that permitting dual citizens seeking election to Parliament, (and those who said they could not in good conscience vote for 20A), voted for it anyway! #Hypocrisy
Several MPs who voted for the progressive #19A also voted for the regressive #20A.
Read 11 tweets
Jul 18, 2020
Strange state of affairs in our disciplined society!

Why is the law not strictly enforced against those who unlawfully destroy important historical / archeological sites?

#SriLanka
#RuleOfLaw
@Newshub_lk

Thread ⬇️
This is just one example of the state of health of our democracy...

The recent months have many such examples:

1. Terrorist who admits to murder of Sri Lanka Army personnel not arrested. *Happens to be close associate of govt.
2. So-called 'curfew' or 'social distancing' 'rules' not enforced for funeral of former Minister.
*deceased Minister was a close associate of govt.
Read 12 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(