The government has given assurance that the unitary status of Sri Lanka will not be changed and a re-merger of the Northern and Eastern Provinces would not be allowed said a member of the constitutional amendment process.
Accusing the opposition (Tamil National Alliance) of spreading lies, the Deputy Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ajith Perera said, he could, as a member of the team involved in the constitution making process, confirm that there was no basis for claims that the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government would compromise the Sri Lanka’s unitary status or re-merge the Eastern and Northern Province.
Speaking at a live debate on Sinhala television, the deputy minister added that the Opposition (Tamil National Alliance) were propagating lies to cause trouble, reports island.lk.
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