The Anuradhapura Magistrate's Court has ordered Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera and four others, who are staging a Satyagraha near the Ruwanweli Maha Seya, to appear before Court on 20 November. The order was issued by the Anuradhapura Magistrate.

Despite a Court order directing them to vacate the area encompassing the Seya and the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, a group of demonstrators, including Buddhist monks, continued its Satyagraha for the third consecutive day yesterday (9). 

The Satyagraha was launched on the morning of 7 November at the dansal grounds near the Seya by a group of monks and laypersons led by Kassapa, in protest against the Anuradhapura Sacred City Development Plan. Tensions arose at the site when the demonstrators attempted to construct a temporary hut. 

Following a report submitted to the Court by the Anuradhapura Headquarters Police Inspector, the Court issued an order directing the participants in the Satyagraha to vacate the area, including the premises surrounding the Seya and the Bodhi. 

However, the monks and other demonstrators have remained at the site. Officers from the Anuradhapura Division Crimes Investigation Bureau arrived at the location on 8 November night to record a statement from Kassapa.