Speaker Has Given The Validation To 19th Amendment By Signing It Today(15)

The speaker Chamal Rajapakshe has today (15)signed the 19th Amendment to the constitution  by validating it .The 19th Amendment was passed in  Parliament by two thirds majority on 28th of April. but not able to implement that up to now due to the speaker's delay in  signing it.

Through the 19th Amendment  several  executive powers of the President have been reduced 

The Speaker Rajapakshe has put his signature on the 19th Amendment at 9 a.m this morning according to the Parliament Sources.As the document has now given validation it will be implemented with effect from today sources have said.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was  passed  in Parliament on 28th of April with 212 MP'S voted in favor  and one MP voted against it.