Tense situation at Viharamahadevi Park over court order to evict protesting monks
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1 min readFrom 10 outlets- Daily Mirror and Newswire report that the motion challenging the order was rejected on October 23.
- Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the order barred monks from continuing to occupy an area near the park’s Buddha statue.
- Rupavahini News and Newsfirst report that the protest called for Gnanasara Thera’s release.
- Lankadeepa reports that the magistrate rejected a request for warrants against those who had not left.
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LankadeepaSI
විහාරමහා දේවී උද්යානය සත්යග්රහයට තහනම දිගටමAda Derana (தமிழ்)TA
விஹாரமகாதேவி பூங்காவில் பிக்குகள் மற்றும் மாநகரசபை அதிகாரிகளுக்கிடையே பதற்றம்!Rupavahini NewsSI
විහාර මහාදේවී උද්යානයේ විරෝධතාවයේ නිරත භික්ෂූන්වහන්සේට නිකුත්කර ඇති අධිකරණ නියෝගයSri Lanka MirrorEN
Motion seeking to withdraw order restricting monks’ protest at Viharamahadevi Park, rejected
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