CWC Protesters Including 2 Central Provincial Councillors Arrested
There was a plan to change the name of Thondaman Vocational Training Institute in Hatton. On learning it, the Ceylon Workers’ Congress supporters including 2 Central Provincial Councillors organized a protest demonstration. This protest demonstration was held in Hatton town on 26th of October disturbing the normal traffic and day to day activities of the public.
The CWC supporters blamed Minister P. Digambaram as instrumental to do this change, which Digambaram denied. During this protest, a shop owned by Minister P. Digambaram’s supporter was attacked.
Police have arrested 4 persons including 2 Central Provincial Councillors of Ceylon Workers’ Congress, former Nuwara Eliya Pradeshiya Sabha member, and another person in this connection.
They will be produced before Hatton Magistrate today (02).