Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has alleged that the government is attempting to subvert the independence of the Judiciary through the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
Speaking at an executive committee meeting of the Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya in Naula, Matale District, the Opposition Leader claimed that the legislation will transform the judicial system into an instrument controlled directly by the President and the Executive branch.
Warning of severe economic repercussions, he said that foreign investors would be deterred from bringing capital into the country if they believed the judicial system was subject to Executive control.
He noted that the constitutional changes would steer the nation towards authoritarian rule by eroding the democratic rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly of 22 million citizens.
The Opposition Leader also highlighted governance failures, pointing out that the governement had breached its key campaign promises to lower electricity tariffs and offer discounted fuel prices.
He also expressed concern over the reduction of welfare support under the Aswesuma assistance scheme, asserting that the state was failing to cushion the public against ongoing economic burdens.
The Opposition Leader reaffirmed that his party would oppose any legislative measures that endanger judicial autonomy and deepen the financial distress of the public.
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