Apr 22 (DM) President Maithripala should act firmly in order to get the 19th Amendment to the Constitution passed, the JVP said today. JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath said that President Sirisena should act firmly in getting the 19th Amendment passed in Parliament in accordance with the pledge given to the people and he is responsible for the situation that had arisen today. “The President should not allow SLFP MPs to act in the way they have acted up to now.