Kodituwakku said that on behalf of Sri Lanka Vinivida Peramuna, he informed Punchihewa on July 1 via email their decision to move SC in respect Wickremesinghe entering parliament. Punchihewa said that the EC in January this year proposed an amendment in respect of the NL to a group of experts formulating the new Constitution. There was no point in denying the serious deficiencies in the supreme law, Punchihewa said, underscoring the need to address those issues. Responding to another query, Punchihewa pointed out that Section 99A should be read with the relevant section of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. According to him, the Constitution and the Parliamentary Election Act, No 1 of 1981 were silent in filling vacancies in case those who had been originally appointed to the NL resigned.

Source: The Nation July 05, 2021 00:22 UTC