President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force headed by Ven Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera for the implementation of One Country, One Law concept to ensure that no citizen is discriminated against in the eye of the law or meted out special treatment on ground of nationality, religion, caste or any other grounds.
This 13 member Task force comprises, Professor Dayananda Banda, Professor Shanthinandana Wijesinghe, Professor Sumedha Siriwardana, N.G.Sujeewa Panditharathna, Iresh Senevirathne, Attorney-at-Law, Sanjaya Marambe, Attorney-at-Law, Eranda Navarathna, Pani Wewala, Moulavi Mohomad, Ulama Council, Galle, Mohomad Inthikab, Lecturer, Kaleel Rahuman and Azeez Nizardeen.
This Task Force was appointed by the President through an Extraordinary Gazette notification focusing on the fact that administration of justice, its implementation and protection under the law should be fair by all as set out in the Constitution.
The Task Force has also been tasked to study the draft Acts and amendments that have already been prepared by the Ministry of Justice in relation to this subject and their appropriateness and if there are suitable amendments to submit proposal for the purpose and include them in such a relevant draft as deemed appropriate. Senior Assistant Secretary to the President Jeevanthie Senanayake will be the Secretary of the Task Force.
courtesy dailynews.lk
