Govt. Henchmen Again Attacks On JVP




(August 10, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) UPFA supporters attacked a JVP demonstration in the Nivithigala town on Sunday morning, eyewitnesses said.

The demonstration was being led by JVP's Sabaragamuwa Chief Ministerial candidate Chameera Koswatta in protest of the recent attacks by UPFA supporters in the Ratnapura district.

Eyewitnesses said that the Police had taken no action to prevent the attack carried out by supporters of Minister Premalal Jayasekara.

JVP members have come under a series of attacks in the recent weeks

A JVP supporter was seriously injured this morning at Dahama Mawatha Ehaliyagoda when he was shot by a group of unidentified persons as he was putting up posters in connection with an election rally to be held yeasterday (see image).

The posters were being put up to announce a rally to be held this afternoon in support of the JVP s Chief Ministerial candidate for the Sabaragamuwa Province Chameera Koswatta and was to be addressed by JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath.. - Sri Lanka Guardian