The Opposition reiterated the call for the government to resign as that was the demand of the protesters. They had declared independence from the ruling coalition.

When the House met on Tuesday, nearly 41 members of the ruling coalition took opposition seats. Protests demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his Sri Lanka Podujana (Peramuna)-led government have intensified as shortages continued and prices soared. Sri Lanka is in the midst of one of the worst economic crises in the country's history due to a crippling forex shortage. The Rajapaksa government in recent weeks has been facing public protests over fuel and gas queues alongside shortages of other essentials. 'The only request I have is, respectfully, abolish the 20th Amendment as soon as possible to bring in the 19th amendment,' said Wickremesinghe. Supporting the prime minister, ex-premier and United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose government carried out the 19th amendment, said: 'I am happy to take the 19th amendment back to the nation as the former Prime Minister who proposed it.' 'A number of party leaders called for the drafting of a new Constitution as a long term measure and the strengthening of Parliament by bringing in the twenty-first amendment to the Constitution as a short term mechanism,' Abeywardana said. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana told the House that a special meeting was held yesterday to arrive at short and long term solutions from within parliament to address the current political crisis.

'With the blessings of the president, we must walk towards broader constitutional reform in the future,' said the prime minister. However, the 19A was scrapped after his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the November 2019 presidential election. The 19A adopted in 2015 pruned presidential powers by empowering Parliament above the executive president. 'It is my belief that 19A has to be revived with certain amendments as a short term solution,' he told the House. As a start, I believe implementing the 19th Amendment with necessary and timely changes is the best short term solution for the current situation in the country,' said Premier Rajapaksa. 'I believe a constitutional change must take place.

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