UNP, SLFP at cross purposes on key issues

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By Our Political Editor-Sunday, March 05, 2017

Government leaders, it appears, are taking turns to contradict each other’s statements on matters of official policy.

Last Wednesday, there were two such occasions. Official Cabinet spokesperson and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne at his weekly news briefing re-iterated that there would be a new Constitution for Sri Lanka. He said a referendum would also be held to win the approval of the people. However, Minister Chandima Weerakody, a former Deputy Speaker, uttered different words elsewhere almost at the same time Senaratne was speaking. Notwithstanding whatever the United National Party (UNP) says, he declared, there will be no new Constitution and no referendum.

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