Police Deploy Tear Gas and Water Cannons Against Demonstrators at Borella

The police have fired tear gas and water cannons in Borella Sahaspura area to disperse the protest march organized by several parties including the Joint Development Officer Center and the Labor Struggle Center under the name of Working People’s Joint Protest which started near the Colombo National Hospital today (28).

The protest was organized to protest against the non-grant of life allowance of 20,000 rupees, non-resolution of civil servants’ professional problems, pension cut, unfair labor law amendment etc.

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