No resolution against 18th amendment - OPA

The Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) Vice President Methsiri Cooray yesterday said, an article involving their Organization which appeared in a weekend newspaper, under the heading “OPA expresses deep concerns on 18th Amendment,” is highly misleading .


Cooray said, there had been no such resolution reached by the OPA Executive Committee and their members on the 18th Amendment to express its “deep” concerns about it.

The statements in the article do not represent the OPA , save a resolution by it . The statements in the article is said to have been issued by the OPA General Secretary.

But OPA press statements can be issued only by the OPA President and that is in accordance with decisions and directions of the OPA Executive Committee(Article 8.1.C of the OPA Constitution) The statement in the article is incorrect and misleading,” he said.

There was neither meetings nor discussions by the Executive Committee of the OPA on the subject concerned. Hence there was no ground for a resolution, he explained.

The General Secretary’s action in assigning and issuing a press statement is unconstitutional and irregular, he pointed out.