President Maithripala Sirisena on December 6 in a statement said he is committed to bring changes to certain provisions of 19th Amendment which has resulted in political issues, reports Colombo Page. The President's statement follows the call by his Prime Minister appointee Mahinda Rajapaksa's party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for abolishing the 19th Amendment, which was brought by the National Unity Government (NUG) under Sirisena and ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to curtail the powers of executive and grant more powers to the legislature. The amendment has given the Sri Lankan society a host of positive results, including the establishment of Independent Commissions and the strengthening of the democratic institution. It is a real victory for the people of Sri Lanka who value democracy and it is essential for our motherland to be taken to the modern era. Therefore, if there are procedural weaknesses in the 19th amendment, it must be amended. The President is committed to further strengthening its core values and democratic substance. The announcement states that the amendments related to the issues that are politically problematic will be instituted by parliamentary procedures.