Loudspeakers prepared for the Joint Opposition Rally in Nugegoda have been taken down after the Sri Lankan Police issued special conditions, citing the ongoing GCE Advanced Level Examinations.
United National Party’s (UNP) Deputy Secretary General of Political Mobilization, Harin Fernando, said the speakers were taken down a short while ago.
Organizers have questioned the double standards of the Police, pointing out that loudspeakers were allowed for the National People’s Power (NPP) rally that was held in Tangalle yesterday, also during the A/Level exams, while the opposition has been made to take down the speakers for the rally today.
The Joint Opposition public rally is scheduled to be held today at 2.00 pm at the Ananda Samarakoon Open Air Theatre within the Mirihana Police Division. (Newswire)