‘Daham Pasalas’ to be closed down

Daham Pasalas (Sunday schools) in Buddhist temples in the Kalutara District are to be shut down as a protest against the failure by the authorities to close down a tavern that was functioning near a Daham Pasala in Panadura.

A member of the United Bhikku Front, Ven. Kotugoda Jothirathana Thera told a news conference today that they would be forced to shut down the Daham Pasalas if the tavern was not closed down at least within a month.

The Ven. Thera said the responsible leaders of the government had continuously turned a deaf ear for the repeated pleas made by the Bhikkus to remove the tavern immediately.

He said the top brass of the UNP had also treated the issue in the same way when they were briefed about the situation. (Yohan Perera)