AKD warns of using two-thirds majority to amend laws if mandate is challenged or disrupted
- CNL Reporter
- May 15, 2025
- Political
- AKD
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said the government will amend laws if someone challenges and tries to disrupt the mandate, while claiming that National People’s Power (NPP) has the right to form councils in local bodies where the NPP has secured a majority as per the mandate.
Speaking at the 60th anniversary commemoration of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), he said that the NPP has a clear majority in 152 local bodies to form councils and that councils will be formed in 115 councils on the first sitting day of the councils.
The President said the NPP has the mandate and said that if someone works against the mandate, the government is ready to work as per the constitution, law and politics.
“We respect and are bound to work as per the mandate. No one can play with the mandate. We have a two-third majority in Parliament, if prevailing laws are not sufficient. How can a collection of scraps (small parties) challenge the mandate? They must realize the mandate very well. Let them form councils and run for three, four months, “he said.
He said it is shameful that opposition parties contested the election as divided groups and tries to unite in the council.
“We challenge them to contest any election as united opposition. If they united, they will not get even the results they got as divided groups,” he said.
