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JVP demands arrest of Goverment politician

29 Jun 2021

  • Mahiyanganaya locals allegedly assaulted by Rideemaliyadda PS Chair

  • 10 arrested but not main man: Anura Kumara 

By Dinitha Rathnayake   The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for the arrest and punishment of the Rideemaliyadda Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Chairman Nishantha Jayasundara, who he alleges led an assault on JVP politician Sudath Balagalla and area locals.  While speaking to the media at a press conference held yesterday (29) Dissanayake said that 10 people have been arrested related to the incident but not the one he claims is the main figure, the PS Chairman who represents the governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.  The alleged assault had taken place during a protest which was organised by locals in Mahiyanganaya on Sunday (27) to demand that the authorities construct a road as per the proper standards. While the locals took to the streets demanding a suitable road, the PS Chairman and others had reportedly assaulted a group of protestors.  Dissanayake said that locals in the area and Balagalla had already filed a complaint against the Rideemaliyadda PS Chairman and other Members of the said PS who allegedly assaulted the JVP politician and several others. A protest was organised by the JVP in Rideemaliyadda calling for the culprits to be arrested.  Dissanayake also alleged that most of the PS Chairmen are contractors including the Rideemaliyadda PS Chairman, who have the freedom to misuse public money and urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to take a political decision regarding these local Government politicians representing the governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.  “This protest was not against any authority. The locals only urged to construct the road in a proper standard since they face a risk already. We lost many lives in an incident that took place in Badulla where a bus that attempted to avoid a head-on collision with a tipper lorry coming from the opposite direction had swerved and veered off the road and gone down more than 250 feet into a deep precipice. Who took the reasonability for the lives of the dead? This accident claimed 14 lives and caused serious injuries to 36 others including five children and the driver of the bus. This was due to the construction-related faults on the said road. When the people of Mahiyanganaya are fighting for the safety of their lives, thugs who came in vehicles belonging to the Rideemaliyadda PS assaulted the protesters. This is an attempt to intimidate the innocent locals. Why isn’t the legal system not supporting the locals? This is a good example to show that the current President is attempting to control the public,” claimed Dissanayake.  Attempts to contact the Rideemaliyadda PS Chairman Nishantha Jayasundara proved futile.

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