Constitution Amendment in Sri Lanka: Amidst the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the new government made a major amendment in the constitution, know the whole matter

Amidst the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the new government will introduce the 22nd amendment to the constitution in Parliament, which will be officially adopted as the 21st amendment. The new Law and Justice Minister of Sri Lanka gave this information on Tuesday. Law and Justice Minister Vijayadas Rajapaksa told reporters that the 22nd amendment would address the shortcomings of the 19th amendment, while the 20th amendment would be repealed. He said that the 22nd amendment was approved by the cabinet on Monday and it will be introduced in Parliament.

After some changes in it, the amendment was approved again on Monday. These amendments were approved by the cabinet of the previous government led by Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Sri Lankan government's move comes after protesters demanding reforms in the country's political system said the government should reinstate the 19th amendment adopted in 2015. Significantly, former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had adopted the 20th Amendment in 2020, in which he gave himself full presidential powers. This was in complete contrast to the 19th Amendment, in which Parliament had more powers than the President.

It is worth noting that earlier Ranil Wickremesinghe's plan to give more power to Parliament instead of the President by the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was being opposed within the ruling SLPP coalition itself. Wickremesinghe had advocated the 21st amendment of the Constitution, saying that it would curb the unlimited powers of the President and strengthen the role of Parliament, which would help in recovering the debt-ridden country and dealing with the economic crisis. The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is expected to do away with Article 20-A which gives unlimited powers to the President.