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Stop arrests, suppression of protesters: AKD urges Govt.

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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today urged the government to stop arrests and suppression of Galle Face protesters.

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told this to the media after a discussion with the representatives of the Galle Face protesters at the JVP head office in Pelawatte today.

He said President Ranil Wickremesinghe got the armed forces to unleash a vehement attack on the protesters even though they had assured to hand over the Presidential Secretariat at 2.00 pm on the following day.

He said the attack was carried out to please the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MPs who voted Ranil to presidency. "Even after the barbaric attack, there is a move to arrest the protesters making various allegations. The government has not realised the cause of the public protest which emerged due to various hardships and shortage in essential goods and services. The government is trying to hamper reasonable demands of the people through suppression," he said.

Mr. Dissanayake said President Wickremesinghe was attempting to use suppressive laws and regulations such as emergency regulations to quell public protests and urged the government to stop such moves. (Ajith Siriwardana)


  Comments - 7

  • TONI Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:08 AM

    RANIL IS THE GOVT. LIKE HIS PREDECESSOR, RANIL WONT LISTEN TO OTHERS. HIS DOWNFALL IS IMMINENT

    Tak Tik Tuk Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:09 AM

    AKD, enough of blame game, please do something to show economic recovery

    sunil Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:15 AM

    why because you are loosing your vote bank

    ajith Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:16 AM

    atleast now these protestors should realize that they have been used by JVP and FSP. Leaders of those parties do not get arrested, but the youth they instigated are getting arrested

    Anthony Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:27 AM

    you all are the guys who keep provoking the people and creating the country into a mess. Remember that you all too are rogues and living luxury lives.

    Anne Karunaratne Wednesday, 27 July 2022 06:29 PM

    AKD guys like you never learn!!

    See no, hear no! Thursday, 28 July 2022 06:59 AM

    And you better stop talking to a 'beeri aliya'!!!


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