Police fire tear gas at protesters near Parliament

Police fire tear gas at protesters near Parliament

May 6, 2022   02:43 pm

Police have tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters near the parliament entry road at Polduwa Junction in Battaramulla, Ada Derana reporter said. 

The Inter-University Students’ Federation (ISUF) has been staging a protest at the entrance road to parliament near the Diyatha Uyana in Battamulla since yesterday, demanding that the President and the government steps down. 

Meanwhile it is reported that the students are continuing to protest in the area despite firing of tear gas and water cannons directed at them. 

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