Police fire tear gas at UNP protest
Posted by Editor on February 17, 2012 - 6:20 pm
Police fired tear gas at a protest organized by the United National Party today (Feb. 17) in front of the Colombo Fort railway station against the increase in fuel prices.
The protestors, which included members of several opposition parties, had attempted engage in a demonstration in front of the Fort railway station when police used tear gas to disperse them, Ada Derana reporter said.
It is said that several political parties of the opposition, except the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), had taken part in the joint protest, against the recent fuel price hike.
Meanwhile UNP MP Jayalath Jayawardena has reportedly been injured during the protest after a tear gas canister had struck his head.
Courtesy: Ada Derana / Pix by Getty Images
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The anarchist JVP and politically bankrupt UNP are bereft of patriotic feelings for Motherlanka. They are as usual engaging in rabble-rousing instead. They hope thereby to start an ‘Arab uprising’ here. There are no Arabs here you morons! You lot should go to Syria instaed, to join CIA led, funded and armed uprising against President Assad.
Has the Sri Lankan spring commenced? This situation similar to Syria. The country’s burning while the Kurakkan Satakaya leader flew to Singapore to sit by the bedside of a fallen associate, a drug lord/ parliamentarian, hold his hand and whisper enduring words into his ear, words of courage and endearment.
The drug lord had not so long ago, lost 85% of his brain in a street battle.