Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said two-thirds of the people have mandated the Government to effect a Constitutional change as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is not progressive. Certain clauses of the 19th Amendment have failed miserably to fulfill the people's aspirations. The 19th Amendment has become a stumbling block for a progressive future. Hence, the need to introduce the 20th Amendment as mandated by an overwhelming majority of the people, the Minister told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

Asked what circumstances led the Government to abolish the 19th Amendment and introduce the 20th Amendment, Minister Rambukwella said there are certain clauses in the 19th Amendment which have created vario...