22nd constitutional amendment presented to parliament

 

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution will be presented to the Parliament by Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe this morning (Aug 10). 

It was later published in the government gazette and challenged in the Supreme Court. Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who was appointed the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs & Constitutional Reforms, later presented a government Bill to the Cabinet of Ministers in his ministerial capacity, which is referred to as the 22nd amendment. 

In such a backdrop, the Cabinet of Ministers gave the approval to gazette the 22nd amendment presented by the Justice Minister. Policy approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was given on June 20, 2022 for the preliminary draft for the 22nd amendment. 

Consequently, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, to publish the 22nd constitutional amendment Bill in the Government Gazette and thereafter present the same in Parliament for approval.