{
  "id": 1855435,
  "title": "Opp. stages protest as govt. tables controversial 22 A",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/opp-stages-protest-as-govt-tables-controversial-22-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:05:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/opp-stages-protest-as-govt-tables-controversial-22-a/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Saman Indrajith Opposition MPs, led by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, staged a protest in Parliament yesterday against the tabling of the draft 22nd Amendment to the Constitution and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, with some MPs describing the proposed changes as a threat to democracy. “Today marks the death of democracy in this country,” Opposition […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}