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PM: Protesters won’t be dealt with under PTA
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday (31) assured Parliament that those arrested on Tuesday (27) during the protest launched by the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) wouldn’t be dealt with in terms of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
This assurance was given in Parliament after the SJB leader Sajith Premadasa raised the issue. The IUSF launched the protest, demanding the immediate release of three persons, including a Buddhist monk held under the PTA.
Premier Gunawardena has stressed that the government was determined to ensure the rights of all and not just selected individuals.
The Maligakanda Magistrate yesterday granted bail to 28 protesters produced before him pending investigations into the previous day’s incidents in the Maradana police area (SF)
The National Peoples Power [NPP] has won the Weligama Urban Council securing 9 seats. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya [SJB] and Independent group 1 have secured three seats each, Independent group 2 has secured two seats, the United National Party [UNP] and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [SLPP] have won one seat each in the 19 member council
The National Peoples Power [NPP] has secured all 20 wards in the Kesbewa Urban Council. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya [SJB] has secured five seats, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [SLPP] has secured 3 seats, Independent group 2 has secured two seats, the United National Party [UNP], the National Freedom Front, PeoplesAlliance and Sarvajana Balaya [SB] have secured a seat each in the 34 member council.
The All Ceylon Tamil Congress [ACTC] has won the Valvettithurai Urban Council securing seven seats. The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [ITAK] has secured 5 seats while the National Peoples Power [NPP] has secured 3 seats and the Eelam People’s Democratic Party has secure a seat in the 16 member council.
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