Cabinet agreeable to fully implement 13th Amendment, President tells all-party conference

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed the Cabinet’s willingness to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment.

Speaking at the all-party conference held yesterday (26 Jan.), Wickremesinghe stated that the Cabinet was agreeable to fully implementing the 13th Amendment, unless it is decided by the Party Leaders as to whether or not the Amendment should be abolished.

He noted that he is bound to implement the existing law, as per the Executive powers vested with the President.

Accordingly, the Head of State stated that the 13th Amendment will be implemented, in full, adding that any Member of Parliament has the right to file a private member’s proposal pertaining to the abolishment of the 13th Amendment.