Ranil to appoint committee for constitutional reforms

The Sri Lankan prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe is to appoint a committee in view of produce proposals for constitutional reforms, reports the Colombo Page.

The committee, which is said to comprise of intellectuals, will include the president's counsel, Jayampathy Wickramaratne, and professor M O A de Soyza, from the Peradeniya university.

The paper further reported that the committee will function under Mr Wickremesinghe.

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The new constitution is to address the executive presidency, as well as the devolution of powers to the provinces.

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