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BASL insists on constitutional reforms, calls on new PM to form unity govt.
View(s):The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has noted that it is imperative that the Government establishes a clear timeline to introduce the BASL’s critical constitutional reforms, including the introduction of the 21st Amendment and the abolition of the executive presidency.
“In this period of tremendous uncertainty, disaffection and suffering, it is vital that the new Government acts with transparency and purpose of vision so as to restore confidence among the citizens of this country and the various international and domestic actors whose assistance is required in this moment of crisis,” the BASL said in a statement on the appointment of the new Prime Minister.
The BASL said the appointments of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers were important steps to restore economic and political stability in Sri Lanka and it was necessary that such appointments were made in a manner which would establish public confidence.
Referring to its call for a National Unity Government, the BASL said: “The essence of the proposal was that in the face of the present political and economic instability it was necessary to appoint a Prime Minister who is able to establish a consensus among all political parties within Parliament, rather than merely relying on the existence of a parliamentary majority,” the statement said.
It said the National Unity Government proposal was fundamental to achieving the overall requirement of the proposals — the establishment of a “stable Government with the ability to carry out reforms domestically and the ability/credibility to negotiate with the IMF, other multilateral agencies, and friendly countries to help Sri Lanka get out of the economic crisis. The ability to carry out domestic reforms necessarily envisages a Government which can secure the confidence of the People”.
“The Executive Committee of the BASL is of the view that Mr. Wickremesinghe should at the earliest possible stage demonstrate his ability to establish a consensus among the political parties in Parliament and endeavour to build a representative Government of National Unity to implement a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) in the interests of the people,” the statement said.
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