Highlights
President
Mahinda Rajapaksa faced the uncomfortable consequences of his reported promise
to the visiting India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) SM Krishna to enforce
the 13th Amendment Plus on empowering provincial councils. In his
subsequent interactions Rajapaksa denied it and said he would take action only
after the issue is discussed by all political parties. As the opposition Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
(JVP) said it was clear the President was trying to buy time rather than
decisive action on this issue. If he really awaited opposition parties’
participation in the parliamentary select committee (PSC) constituted for this
purpose the issue may never be resolved in the near future.
