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President Mahinda Rajapaksa had in a sudden move initiated action to present an urgent bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution regarding the substance and unit of devolution... The proposed amendment was criticised vehemently by proponents of devolution such as the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) who argued that this move would “render the Thirteenth Amendment worthless as a mechanism to devolve legislative power, as the central government at any given time could take away any or all powers vested in the PCs by passing legislation with a simple majority”.Via http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2013/06/09/shrewd-calculated-political-gambles-in-amending-the-constitution/Source: thesundayleader.lk