Bill on constitution change ready
Play
A bill amending the 2008 Constitution will be submitted to Parliament as the Constitutional Amendment Implementation Committee has already received 20 per cent approval from MPs, said Aye Mauk, the committee secretary.
Aye Mauk said “Efforts are being made for submission of the bill. More than 20 per cent of MPs have signed the petition. The bill will be put forward at the forthcoming parliament session. Charter change will be made within the set timeframe. Our committee reported this to the UN delegation.”
The ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party led the petition and all the MPs who signed it were from the party, he added.
The 12th parliamentary session will resume on January 19.
A proposal to review the 2008 charter was submitted by USDP MP Thura Aye Myint in March 2013. The committee in October 2014 suggested 210, including section 59 (f), of the 457 sections be amended.
