Police powers will not be devolved to the provinces even if the 13th Amendment to the constitution is implemented said the Sri Lankan government today.
Cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella, speaking at a press conference in the southern city of Kandy, said that the government had already decided that police powers will not be distributed and remain with the central government, reports Colombo Gazette.
The announcement comes, as the newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week, urged the Sri Lankan government to devolve powers and go beyond the 13 Amendment to meet the aspirations of Tamils in the North-East.
See related article: Modi tells Rajapaksa to go ‘beyond’ 13th Amendment (27 May 2014)
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