NPC passes bill calling for merged federal North-East

The Northern Provincial Council (NPC) passed a bill on Saturday calling for Sri Lanka's new constitution to include the merger of the North-East into one federal, Tamil speaking unit.

The bill was tabled by the NPC's chief minister, C V Wigneswaran and passed by a majority vote.


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