Tense situation near Presidential Secretariat

Colombo, May 15 (Daily Mirro) - A tense situation was reported near the Presidential Secretariat due to a protest by the Citizen Power Organization Against Bribery, Corruption and Waste this morning.

The protesters demand the government take action against the decision to restore the vehicle permits to the MPs.

Soon after the protest started, the police removed the banners and as a result, the heated situation occurred.

Later, the protestors handed over a memorandum to the President's Additional Secretary, Kapila Munasinghe.

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