President Maithripala Sirisena is currently holding discussions with Chief prelates and other representatives of the Buddhist community. 

The discussion is taking place at the President's House in Kandy. 

A wide range of issues, including the proposed constitutional amendments, are likely to be discussed at the meeting. 

The dicssuions comes two days after the chief prelates issued a statement asking the government not to proceed with the proposed new constitution. 

They said a new constitution would create more problems in the country. 

However, the Chief Prelates encouraged the government to proceed with electoral reforms through a constitutional amendment.