Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa says that the 19th amendment to the constitution will be produced in Parliament within a fortnight. The minister made this statement addressing a party meeting in Maharagama.

The minister noted that they accept that there has been no political transformation of this nature anywhere in the world. He went onto note that this is the change that the country was hoping for.

Minister of Public Administration Karu Jayasuriya said that the plans they made are being implemented gradually. The minister went on to note that they spoke about good governance and the people have given them a mandate adding that they need to stick with those fundamentals as they work within a short time frame.

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