Police Fired Water Cannons To Disperse A Protest March Of An Unemployed Graduates Union

Police have fired water canons  to disperse a protest march conducted by the unemployed Graduates this noon(08) by demanding job opportunities in Government for all the unemployed graduates in the country near the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo.

More than 100 Unemployed Graduates have have attended the protest march and even after firing water cannons towards them protestors have seen remained near the Lotus Roundabout it has been reported.

The protest was organized by the Joint Unemployed Graduates Union and it was held after conducting a protest campaign demanding solution for the same demand in front of Colombo Fort Railway Station.

Due to the Protest March ,Police have closed the Lotus Road and the Galle Face Entry road for traffic.As a result heavy traffic had been prevailed in the area for hours.