විහාර මහාදේවී උද්‍යානයේදී භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලාට එල්ල වූ ප්‍රහාරය සජිත් හෙළා දකියි

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa condemned an alleged attack on Buddhist monks demonstrating at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo. He accused the government of using force against monks engaged in religious chanting.

Sri Lanka Police rejected the allegation. They said Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero lost his footing and fell on a concrete step during an encounter with officers, and said he had not been assaulted.

Premadasa also alleged that officials had blocked sanitation access and removed temporary shelters used by the monks. He called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to safeguard them and avert any danger to religious harmony.

Premadasa expressed thanks to the Dawatagaha Mosque administration for supplying sanitation facilities to the protesters, describing the assistance as an instance of religious communities living together.

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