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Deadline extended for political parties to submit their proposals on electoral reforms
Yesterday’s meeting in progress (pic courtesy Communications Deparetment, Parliament)
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Election law reforms yesterday (21) extended the deadline given to recognized political parties to submit their proposals on the reforms related to election laws and the electoral system until July 15.
Accordingly, the Chairman of the Select Committee Leader of the House, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena requested the relevant political parties to send their proposals in writing on or before this date.
Those proposals can be sent to sec.pscelectionreforms2021@parliament.lk or to the Secretary, Parliamentary Select Committee, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte.
The Secretary to the Committee and the Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Staff of Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera states that the Committee has received 94 proposals and comments regarding the election law reforms thus far.
Cabinet Ministers Nimal Siripala de Silva, Prof. G.L Peiris, Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi and M.U.M Ali Sabry, Members of Parliament Anura Dissanayake, Kabir Hashim, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Mano Ganesan, M. A. Sumanthiran, Madura Vithanage and Sagara Kariyawasam were also present at the meeting.
The Committee also agreed to conduct the election law reforms in accordance with the Mixed Electoral System. The committee also discussed identifying reforms related to the election laws and the electoral system of local government, provincial council and parliamentary elections based on that principle.
The Chairman of the Committee stated that the Elections Commission and PAFFREL would be invited to submit proposals and evidence before the Committee and the Committee agreed to do so.
The role of this Special Parliamentary Committee is to identify reforms related to the election laws and the electoral system and to recommend necessary amendments in this regard.
The Diving and Salvage Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy often renders its assistance to search for persons who go missing in water bodies and recover the bodies of drowned persons. In the past year (from 22nd May 2022 to 22nd May 2023) the Sri Lanka Navy has recovered 148 corpses from watery graves.
Suicide attempts, misfortunes during fishing, bathing in water bodies under the influence of liquor, engaging in waterborne sports without swimming skill, bathing in unknown water bodies and stepping into crocodile-infested waters have been identified as some of the main reasons for the deaths.
Among the 148 corpses recovered by the Navy in the past year, there were 19 incidents of suicide, 18 cases of misfortune during fishing, and 111 incidents due to the carelessness of people.
By being cautious during daily tasks and fishing activities, it is possible to reduce the number of deaths caused by drowning in water bodies. Thus, the Sri Lanka Navy is urging the general public to be mindful and take necessary precautions in order to decrease the occurrence of drowning incidents.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the combined proposal presented by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Mechanism in Sri Lanka taking into account the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa.
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Ven Dr Maduruoye Dhammissara Thero, Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara, Senior Advocate Kalyananda Thiranagama and others participated in this event on behalf of the Union of Organizations for the Protection of National Heritage.
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