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PM had marathon schedule in 2020

During the same period, the Prime Minister submitted 32 Cabinet Memoranda and 16 Cabinet Notes. This year his office also plans to publish three Coffee Table Books on the Prime Minister’s Office (Sirimathipaya), Temple Trees and Premier’s House in Nuwara Eliya highlighting its archaeological, architectural and historical importance. In 2020, the Prime Minister also received 76,503 letters, 240,000 phone calls, 851 emails and 1,057 faxes from members of the public. 9,550 visitors also arrived at his office with various requests, the PM’s Office said. Out of these requests 8% were job requests, 10% were housing requests while 3% were on political victimization. Premier Rajapaksa also met 12 high level foreign delegations and met diplomats on 52 occasions in the past year.

Bid to have 14-A abolished: Special Supreme Court Bench sought to hear case

By Shamindra Ferdinando Public interest litigation activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has requested the Supreme Court to declare 14th Amendment to the Constitution void ab initio and has no force in law. This move has come while a high profile project is underway to introduce a new Constitution, A nine-member group led by eminent President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva is engaged in formulating a new draft Constitution. The Supreme Court has been moved in terms of Articles 82 (6), 125 and 126 of the Constitution against the 14th Amendment enacted during J. R. Jayewardene’s tenure as the President. The 14th Amendment dealt with the National List introduced by President Jayewardene ahead of the 1989 parliamentary election.

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