However, there are practical problems in devolving land, the police and financial powers to the provinces and the Government has stressed that the structure that is implemented should be acceptable to all parts of the country.
In February 2016, the Chief Minister of Sri Lanka's Northern Province, C.V. Wigneswaran sought India's direct intervention in the complete implementation of the amendment.[5]
References
^Upasiri de Silva (3 April 2013). "13th Amendment - President Rajapaksa can barter his Waterloo?". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
^Sabina Martyn (16 January 2013). "In Post-Conflict Sri Lanka, Language is Essential for Reconciliation". Asia foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
^R. Hariharan (28 July 2010). "Looking back at the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
^. Priu.gov.lk. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
^ANI. "CM of Lanka's Northern Province seeks India's intervention to set up federal |govt". Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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thirteenth, amendment, constitution, lanka, amendment, constitution, lanka, passed, 1987, which, created, provincial, councils, lanka, this, amendment, also, made, sinhala, tamil, official, languages, country, declared, english, link, language, wikisource, ori. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka 13A is amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka passed in 1987 which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka 1 This amendment also made Sinhala and Tamil the official languages of the country and declared English the link language 2 Wikisource has original text related to this article Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri LankaHistory EditOn 29 July 1987 Indo Sri Lanka Accord was signed between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J R Jayewardene which stated the devolution of powers to the provinces 3 Hence on 14 November 1987 the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987 to establish provincial councils 4 The amendment aims at creating provincial councils in Sri Lanka and enable Sinhalese and Tamil as national languages while preserving English as the link language However there are practical problems in devolving land the police and financial powers to the provinces and the Government has stressed that the structure that is implemented should be acceptable to all parts of the country In February 2016 the Chief Minister of Sri Lanka s Northern Province C V Wigneswaran sought India s direct intervention in the complete implementation of the amendment 5 References Edit Upasiri de Silva 3 April 2013 13th Amendment President Rajapaksa can barter his Waterloo Sri Lanka Guardian Retrieved 23 May 2013 Sabina Martyn 16 January 2013 In Post Conflict Sri Lanka Language is Essential for Reconciliation Asia foundation Retrieved 23 May 2013 R Hariharan 28 July 2010 Looking back at the Indo Sri Lanka Accord The Hindu Retrieved 26 May 2013 Sri Lanka Provincial Councils Priu gov lk 3 September 2010 Archived from the original on 7 July 2009 Retrieved 26 May 2013 ANI CM of Lanka s Northern Province seeks India s intervention to set up federal govt Retrieved 13 June 2016 This article about law in Asia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Sri Lankan politics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka amp oldid 1104080683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
