JVP accuses Sri Lanka police of preventing members from participating in protest against 18th Amendment

Sri Lanka's Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today charged that party supporters traveling to Colombo from the outstations to participate in a protest against the 18th Amendment, organized by the JVP in Borella, have been stopped at various areas in the country
.JVP sources told ColomboPage that buses carrying JVP supporters to Colombo from Anuradhapura, Chilaw and Puttalam have been stopped by the police.

JVP North Central Provincial Councilor Anura Dissanayake told ColomboPage that the bus with JVP supporters from the Anuradhapura District had been stopped by the Anuradhapura Police near the 2nd Mile Post junction.

"The police stopped and said they needed to check the bus for explosives. They called the Bomb Disposal Squad. After they checked the bus, the police are now insisting that the bus be checked by sniffer dogs. However, the police have told us they cannot release the bus as the dogs are unable to arrive at the scene due to lack of vehicle to transport them," he said.

Dissanayake said the JVP members are carrying out a protest on the road where the police stopped the bus.