Sri Lanka, Dec. 30 -- The Constitutional Council has acted beyond its limits, while the President has remained within the constitutional framework during the process to appoint the Auditor General, Cabinet spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa stated.

The Minister made this statement while responding to questions from journalists during a weekly Cabinet media briefing held at the Department of Government Information, regarding the Auditor General position which remains vacant for several months.

Minister Jayatissa noted that, under the powers vested in the President by the Constitution, the Head of State has, on four occasions, referred names of qualified individuals for the Auditor General post to the Constitutional Council.

"No one...