Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil WIckremesinghe said that a consensus has been reached on devolution of power under the new constitution within new constitution, reports Colombo Page.
Mr Wickremesinghe added that a consensus had been reached within parties like the United National Party (UNP) and United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
Speaking at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute on Tuesday, he said,
“We have reached consensus to a great extent on power devolution.”
The prime minister added that the issue had also been discussed with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and that sub committees appointed to look into various issues ranging from fundamental rights, public finance, law and order and power devolution from the centre would soon submit reports.
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