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JVP instigated IUSF
Deputy Minister of Higher Education Nandimithra Ekanayaka told the Daily Mirror a short while ago that the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) was propelled into action by the JVP since the power of the opposition was waning. He made this statement in reference to the clash at the Ministry of Higher Education yesterday.
“This is the first time that a Ministry has been attacked by students and we know who is behind all this. Certain parties, namely the JVP are trying to have mini-governments within the universities and are brainwashing these students for their political gains,” he said. The Deputy Minister claimed that the IUSF had long standing connections with the JVP.
He further sated that the requests by the IUSF yesterday were totally unsubstantiated and the Ministry had no power over the matter of releasing four students from the Peradeniya University under custody. “How can a Minister, Deputy Minister or Chairman of the University Grants Commission release someone? An order given by the Courts of this country cannot be reversed by any one of these parties. So what was the real reason for this protest?” he queried.
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