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The Minister of Law and Order should resign his portfolio if the the police had unilaterally decided to baton charge the students of the Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA), the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today.
 
JVP Leader and Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake told a media briefing that the Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana should resign if the police had on its own and without the prior knowledge of the minister had decided to attack the students during their protest last week.

"The indiscriminate attack only highlights the minister's failure to monitor and the direct the institutions under his purview," Mr. Dissanayake said. “The Police is part of the government and the government cannot run away from its responsibilities."

He said the police had acted against the law because they could only hit a person below the waist but in this instance the Police were clearly seen hitting the students on the head as well.

Mr. Dissanayake said the students were compelled to go ahead with the protest because they were denied an opportunity to meet the subject minister by the ministry authorities.

He said he would make a special statement in parliament on Tuesday regarding the matter. (Yohan Perera)

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  • CitizenPerera Sunday, 01 November 2015 05:57 PM

    Mara Panna will survive because he is making hay when Avant Garde shines with their hand outs for dogging the law.

    Upul Sunday, 01 November 2015 06:13 PM

    Please tell me when was a Minister has resigned due to the ineligibility of him to perform his duties in SRI LANKA? We have seen this happening in other developed countries, but never in Sri Lanka.

    Shan Sunday, 01 November 2015 07:00 PM

    Headless Police cannot bear with those who have heads.

    DN Sunday, 01 November 2015 07:43 PM

    You should resigned if police proof, JVP is behind recent unruly behaviour of uni. student.

    Ben Hurling Sunday, 01 November 2015 08:30 PM

    Tilak Marapana of Avant Guard fame is totally untrustworthy. Resign!

    gayan Sunday, 01 November 2015 10:20 PM

    Whitewashing RW as usual.

    ANTON Monday, 02 November 2015 07:18 AM

    DOES "THE HELL OF A LIFE" KNOW THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICE AFFAIRS?

    MARA_PONA Monday, 02 November 2015 07:19 AM

    NO SIR ! ! _ This is Sri Lanka - Such things do not happen in the pearl of the Indian ocean

    CITIZEN Monday, 02 November 2015 09:48 AM

    What for the telling! That will create history in Sri Lanka and Marapana will stand for an Oscar Award!!!

    S.P.RAMKUMAR Monday, 02 November 2015 04:29 PM

    Not Marapana but Officer who gave order must be sent home.


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