Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe today presented the interim report of draft new constitution to the Parliament, which also acts as Constituent assembly. <br/><br/>The new constitution was a key promise of Sri Lankan President and Prime minister during the 2015 elections and is primarily meant to address the grievances of minorities. <br/><br/>The report will be debated both within and outside the Parliament before the final bill is passed through a two-third majority followed by referendum. <br/><br/>Presenting the report, PM Ranil said it is a historic moment as the government and the opposition have joined together to fight a common conspiracy against country that had once been ravaged. <br/><br/>He said they can not allow this valuable opportunity to be lost as the process can put the country into a transformation and usher into a new era of prosperity and development.<br/><br/>The interim report has replaced the word 'Unitary' with 'unified' but has refrained from proposing a federal status for country which Tamil political groups were demanding. <br/><br/>It has also kept the special status for Buddhism while giving equal status to other religions. <br/><br/>The proposal to end executive Presidency has not been agreed upon by major parties and Prime minister hoped that they will soon arrive at a consensus. <br/><br/>The report has also advocated greater devolution of power to provincial councils in order to address various needs efficiently.