The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on Tuesday warned its coalition partners in the Sri Lankan government against introducing constitutional reforms.
The Buddhist nationalist party's national organiser, Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, said the government should not reform the constitution as it could divide society, the Daily Mirror reported.
He said the JHU would only agree to electoral reforms and would oppose changes to devolution, the unitary nature of the state and religion. Sri Lanka's constitution gives primacy to Buddhism.
Mr Warnasinghe accused the Rajapaksa-led joint opposition of spreading lies by saying the government was gong to introduce a federal and secular state and was planning to change Sri Lanka's flag and anthem.
“The claims of the JO that the Govt was going to amend matters related to the above were baseless. They have to be approved in a referendum and get a two thirds majority in Parliament,” he said.
Add Comments
