Senior Sri Lankan Minister calls for constitutional amendments to strengthen people's power

Sri Lanka's Senior Minister for Technology and Science Prof. Tissa Vitharana says good governance needed to be practiced at every level for the country to move forward as one nation and it should be strengthened in future by making the necessary constitutional amendments and amending the electoral system to strengthen the people's power.


Prof. Vitharana has told parliament that the government needed to be commended for getting the economic indicators on a positive track and forming a development programme based on national needs in the face of neo liberal policies of the world.

However, the Minister has said there were still several areas the government needed to focus on to reach its development targets.

According to Prof. Vitharana, the government has failed to address the needs of the working masses by providing a proper salary increase to them.

He has expressed hope that the government would pay attention to the matter.