By: Isuru Parakrama
Colombo (LNW): Police have launched tear gas and water cannon attacks to disperse a protest organised by the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) near the Technical Junction, Colombo this afternoon (20).
The protest march was organised against the Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government’s alleged attempts to postpone the upcoming Local Government Election and demanding the people’s franchise.
Earlier, the Colombo Fort Magistrate had issued an order barring several SJB MPs from holding demonstrations whilst causing inconvenience to pedestrians or vehicular traffic, shutting their way off to the President’s Office, the President’s House, the Finance Ministry premises or the Galle Face area.
The order was issued following a request made by the Fort Police.
