Mr. G. L. Peiris said that the motion of no confidence presented against the Speaker will be debated in the Parliament tomorrow and the day after, and the opposition brought this motion based on the desire to secure human rights. Sri Lanka Latest News
Speaking at a press conference held today (18) in Colombo, Professor Peiris said:
⛔ If any bill submitted to the Parliament conflicts with human rights, the Supreme Court has the power to submit amendments and recommendations for those bills..
⛔ When a government cannot fulfill the needs of the people, the people have the right to rise against it in the Constitution itself.
⛔ The Supreme Court should inform the President and the Speaker within three weeks of making recommendations for a proposed bill.
⛔ Government should definitely accept the recommendations and suggestions set by the Supreme Court..
⛔Democracy has been blatantly destroyed by the recently introduced Online Security Act…
⛔ This government has even kicked the Supreme Court orders and opened the doors to destroy the rule of law..
⛔ The speaker is a non-partisan person.. But the current speaker is implementing a biased program..
⛔ So far the weakest speaker out of the 25 speakers is the current speaker… He has become an extension of the executive..
⛔The existing government is paving the way for a dictatorial rule.. However, the speaker should become the pilot to secure the basic rights of the people..
⛔ The Election Commission has the authority to announce the presidential election by the middle of July.
⛔ There is no room in the law to postpone the presidential election, that is, unlike other elections, it should be held within a specific time frame that is not flexible..
⛔ In the face of a parliamentary election, the presidential election can never be postponed. It must be held on specific dates.
