We want to get it passed.  It is necessary to get it presented with correct amendments.  We have placed confidence on President Sirisena and as such we will get the 20th Amendment passed in the future, the Opposition Leader said and urged everyone's support for it.

 

"We agree to limit the tenure of the Presidency to 02 terms. As the opposition, we contributed immensely by conducting several rounds of talks with the President, obtaining views of party members, the opposition as well as the public with regard to the 10th Amendment to the Constitution,he added.  

 

This is a historical occasion. Some tried to become heroes in drafting legislation. But in the event we pass this, all of us will become heroes, he remarked..