Wasantha Mudalige arrested during student monks’ protest inside Education Ministry
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on February 23, 2023 - 4:45 pm
57 persons, including the convener of the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige, have been arrested for forcibly entering the Education Ministry in Pelawatte, Battaramulla.
A group of student monks of Homagama, Pitipana Buddhist and Pali University engaged in a protest in the premises of the Ministry of Education requesting to reopen Sri Lanka Buddhist and Pali University which has been closed for 2 months.
The protesters also demanded action against the police for firing tear gas and water cannons to disperse the Satyagraha held yesterday (February 22).
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