The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera argued that Government policy on pursuing serious legal cases should not depend passively on the Attorney-General, and called for the AG to be directed to identify such cases and seek the Chief Justice’s approval. He stated that applications and approvals are not currently being pursued, and asked the Government to clarify the status of its promise to introduce a new Constitution.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 What about the Constitution? Hon. Speaker, my learned friend the Minister first said the AG must move. But Government policy should not wait upon the AG; the AG should be directed to identify serious cases and seek the Chief Justice’s approval. Today neither applications nor approvals are being sought.
¶ 02 Also, I asked about the promise of a new Constitution. What is the position?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17294