Colombo, Aug. 21 -- The government decided to retain salient points in the 19th Amendment to the Constitution while removing its harmful clauses that has created instability and uncertainties in governance. Within a very short period after the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, in April 2015, there were sufficient evidences of its inadequacies. The apparent need for another amendment was felt very strongly in all sections of the political divide as well as among the people in the country.

Opening the new Session of the 9th Parliament on August 20, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced the government's intention to amend the Constitution. "The basis of the success of a democratic state is its constitution. Our Constituti...