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NWP PC member expelled from SLFP
Jun 18, 201309:08 AM
NWP PC member expelled from SLFP

North Western Provincial Council member Ananda Sarath Kumara has been expelled from the SLFP and barred from contesting future polls and is expected to resign from the council.

He was remanded for allegedly punishing a school teacher has been further remanded till June 27 by Puttalam Magistrate’s Court.

Meanwhile the Navagattegama Navodya School where the teacher was subjected to the mistreatment was closed yesterday after protests were held in the morning against the Provincial Councilor.

The Provincial Councilor was arrested by police in the Adigama area in Anamaduwa on June 15 while traveling towards Chilaw.

He was taken to the Anamaduwa Police Station to record a statement and then produced before the Puttalam Acting Magistrate Mohamed Iqbal.

The UPFA Provincial Council member is accused of punishing a female teacher of the Navagattegama Navodya School by making her kneel down, after she reportedly warned Kumara’s daughter regarding her uniform.

The teacher had later lodged a complaint with the police over the incident.
 

 

 

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