Police Used Tear Gas To Disperse Opposition Parties Led Protest Against Fuel Price Increase

Police used tear gas this evening to disperse thousands  of protestors led by Parliamentarians of Opposition Parties including main opposition United National Party (UNP) near Colombo Fort Station when they were heading towards the Station to hold a Protest Campaign against fuel price increase.When Tear Gas canisters were fired towards the protestors it has been seen some of them  returned  those canisters back to police officers..

Police also used barricades to close the Fort Station Area and to prevent protestors from entering it ,but the angry protestors broke down barricades and tried to march ahead. As a result fighting broke out between protestors and police and 15 Police Personal including 3 Deputy Inspector Generals  (DIG) were injured during incident according to Government Information Department.MP of main opposition UNP Dr.Jayalath Jayawardena was too got injured during the clash as his head was struck by a tear gas canister .He was admitted to Colombo National Hospital for treatment,

The Protest was organized by main opposition UNP and several other opposition  parties too participated except the leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP).