Police have fired water cannons in to a group of
medical/university students who were staged a continuous satyagraha campaign against SAITM at Lipton circus roundabout this evening (23)and arrested 13 students including a female.
Police have also removed the makeshift shelter built by the students on the Lipton Circus roundabout to stage the Satyagraha campaign.
The arrested students are due to be produced before the courts according to the police.
During the water cannon attack a heavy traffic prevailed in town hall area it has been reported.
The protested students arrived at Lipton Circus last evening (22) on a protest march begun from Colombo university premises despite the court issued an injuction order against the satyagraha campaign.
The protest march and the satyagraha campaign were organized by medical faculty students action committee and Inter university students federation.
Meanwhile student organizers have stated that few students injured due to the firing water cannons at them which denied by the police.
The protestors who sraged the satyagraha campaign reported as spent last night by singing and dancing and later some persons thrown stones at them it has been revealed.
Police have also removed the makeshift shelter built by the students on the Lipton Circus roundabout to stage the Satyagraha campaign.
The arrested students are due to be produced before the courts according to the police.
During the water cannon attack a heavy traffic prevailed in town hall area it has been reported.
The protested students arrived at Lipton Circus last evening (22) on a protest march begun from Colombo university premises despite the court issued an injuction order against the satyagraha campaign.
The protest march and the satyagraha campaign were organized by medical faculty students action committee and Inter university students federation.
Meanwhile student organizers have stated that few students injured due to the firing water cannons at them which denied by the police.
The protestors who sraged the satyagraha campaign reported as spent last night by singing and dancing and later some persons thrown stones at them it has been revealed.
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