Mervin not qualified for CC appointment – Jeyaraj

The Government yesterday denied reports that Labour Minister Mervin Silva was to be appointed to the Constitutional Council.
The Government said that no member of a political party could be appointed to the CC under the provisions of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution that stipulated that only persons of eminence who are not members of political parties could be appointed, said Chief Government Whip Jeyaraj Fernandopulle to a question by JVP group leader Wimal Weerawansa.
He said though Minister Mervin Silva could be described as ‘an eminent person’ he was a member of a political party.