Only people’s power can defeat 20A – Lal Kantha
Member of the JVP politburo and Chairman of the National Trade Unions Centre, K.D. Lal Kantha said, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution cannot be defeated through a judicial process and that it can be done only through the power of the people.
Lal Kantha also said, a Court verdict will point out criteria that are relevant only to Articles of the Constitution.
Lal Kantha said, the JVP has only a political role and pointed out that they will remain with the people in every problem that arises and that there was no necessity to go to Court.
He also said that if it is possible to make the majority of the people to understand the damage the 20th Amendment would cause, only then could this be successfully defeated.
(Source: Ceylon Today – By Anuradha Herath)
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Mr Lal Kantha,
Unfortunately, only 445,958 voters (3.84%) voted for you in the recent elections.
“He also said that if it is possible to make the majority of the people to understand the damage the 20th Amendment would cause, only then could this be successfully defeated.”
Well Mr Lal kantha, that will not be possible when you have only 3.84% of the vote.
de Silva,
No matter what the the percentage of votes they got. Just accept whether what they say is true or not.
Even in developed countries voters are not rational; they just vote emotionally against the reality even at the cost to the entire community. That is how most corrupted politicians could stay in power.