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The Code of Conduct for all representatives of the people, as promised by the 100 Day Program, was continuing to be delayed as most parliamentarians were not interested in it, MP, Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha said.
Speaking to The Nation, Prof. Wijesinha said not many were interested in the Code of Conduct, adding that, “Anura Kumara Dissanayake submitted a draft two months ago but Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe hasn’t looked at it since.”
The Code of Conduct was originally supposed to be introduced on January 22. However, when contacted, Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister and Cabinet Spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said that the draft put together by MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake was also being passed around.
The delay in establishing the Code of Conduct, as Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha explained, was owing to the passing of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which was passed with, ‘great difficulty.’
Speaking to The Nation, Prof. Wijesinha said not many were interested in the Code of Conduct, adding that, “Anura Kumara Dissanayake submitted a draft two months ago but Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe hasn’t looked at it since.”
The Code of Conduct was originally supposed to be introduced on January 22. However, when contacted, Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister and Cabinet Spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said that the draft put together by MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake was also being passed around.
The delay in establishing the Code of Conduct, as Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha explained, was owing to the passing of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which was passed with, ‘great difficulty.’
He commented that there were no legal barriers to the establishment of the Code of Conduct and that the government is mindful of their commitments. However, he said the government had “no time to allocate to the establishment of the Code of Conduct.”
Three months ago, Prof Wijesinha said he suggested to Buddha Sasana, Public Administration and Democratic Governance Minister Karu Jayasuriya regulations that would introduce efficiency, transparency and accountability. These include regulations on preventing corruption, promoting responsiveness, removing politics from recruitment, limiting use of the executive for political purposes and restricting violence. In a letter sent to MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prof Wijesinha further shared his views on the Code of Conduct adding that the contents of the letter were discussed at the Consultative Committee for Public Administration Reforms but that the ‘records of what was decided must be forgotten now, with the sweeping changes with regard to Ministries.’ While speaking to The Nation, he added that in January, a few members of parliament, including himself and Minister Karu Jayasuriya, showed interest in introducing the Code of Conduct and that a subcommittee was appointed. “No one else was interested,” Prof Wijesinha said.
When inquired about this lack of interest, Rajitha Senaratne denied it and asked how Prof Wijesinha would know how interested others were in the Code of Conduct.
Three months ago, Prof Wijesinha said he suggested to Buddha Sasana, Public Administration and Democratic Governance Minister Karu Jayasuriya regulations that would introduce efficiency, transparency and accountability. These include regulations on preventing corruption, promoting responsiveness, removing politics from recruitment, limiting use of the executive for political purposes and restricting violence. In a letter sent to MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prof Wijesinha further shared his views on the Code of Conduct adding that the contents of the letter were discussed at the Consultative Committee for Public Administration Reforms but that the ‘records of what was decided must be forgotten now, with the sweeping changes with regard to Ministries.’ While speaking to The Nation, he added that in January, a few members of parliament, including himself and Minister Karu Jayasuriya, showed interest in introducing the Code of Conduct and that a subcommittee was appointed. “No one else was interested,” Prof Wijesinha said.
When inquired about this lack of interest, Rajitha Senaratne denied it and asked how Prof Wijesinha would know how interested others were in the Code of Conduct.
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