Police Fired Tear Gas And Water To Disperse The March Of Unemployed Graduate

Police fired tear Gas and Water to disperse protest March of around 2000 Unemployed Graduates near Hotel Hilton in Colombo this morning after the Graduates tried to enter the High Security Zone and  walking towards President's House to handover a petition.Due to the Police Blocked the Road There was a clash between the Police and the Protesters and  the angry protesting Graduates tried to remove Police Barricades which block the Road .Five Female Graduates were injured during  the Clashes and received Hospital Treatment .

Protesters who are unemployed since three years were demanding Government to employ all the Unemployed Graduates Immediately.They also protest over not allocating  Money from the Vote of Account presented to the Parliament for Employing these Graduates
Around 61 Protesting Unemployed Graduates were arrested for questioning regarding the clashes according to the Fort Police.