SLMC ALSO OPTS OUT OF PSC
June 30, 2013
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress today confirmed that it will not participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), appointed to look into changes to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
SLMC leader and Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem, speaking at a press briefing in Kandy today, stated that the party had reached the decision as opposition parties, including the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Tamil National Alliance (TNA), have also decided not to participate in the PSC.
Hakeem further said that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), a constituent party of the ruling coalition, will contest the upcoming election for the Northern Provincial Council separately.
The TNA and JVP have both decided not nominate any of its members for the Parliamentary Special Committee while the UNP says it’s awaiting a response from the government.
However, the ruling party has already appointed 19 members to the committee.
SLMC leader and Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem, speaking at a press briefing in Kandy today, stated that the party had reached the decision as opposition parties, including the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Tamil National Alliance (TNA), have also decided not to participate in the PSC.
Hakeem further said that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), a constituent party of the ruling coalition, will contest the upcoming election for the Northern Provincial Council separately.
The TNA and JVP have both decided not nominate any of its members for the Parliamentary Special Committee while the UNP says it’s awaiting a response from the government.
However, the ruling party has already appointed 19 members to the committee.
