The Steering Committee appointed by the Constitutional Assembly to draft a new constitutional said today that it will endeavor to submit its interim report to the CA by November 2016.
Chief of the Staff and Deputy Secretary General of Parliament Neil Iddawala said in a press statement that the Steering Committee at its meeting held yesterday discussed three main areas namely electoral reforms, devolution and the executive.
He said that while extensive discussions have been held in respect of certain areas, no definite decisions will be made until all matters are fully considered.
The six sub-committees which were appointed in December last year along with the Steering committee have also concluded their work and their reports will be considered before trying to reach consensus on all matters.
“In the process of reaching such consensus, details of discussions will not be made to public for the time being. Once a consensus is reached, the Interim Report will be presented to the Constitutional Assembly, as envisaged in the Resolution of 09th March 2016 that set up the Constitutional Assembly,” the press statement said.
The Steering Committee will endeavour to submit the interim report to the Constitutional Assembly by November 2016, Mr. Iddawela who is also the Secretary to the Steering Committee on Constitutional Assembly.
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