A certain gang assaulted the group engaged in peaceful protest on mounting garbage dumped by the Colombo Municipal Council.
Six persons including two women wounded in the assault were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment.
The People’s Movement against Kolonnawa Garbage Mound had organised a protest walk against the Meetotumulla garbage mound last night.
The agitators who commenced their protest near the Methottamulla Rahula College later came close to the road leading to garbage mount and engaged in the protest.
Organizer of People’s Movement against Kolonnawa Garbage Mount, Nuwan Bopagey expressing his views on the occasion said, that although during the election time different politicians made promises, which became mere promises only.
Subsequently a Colombo Municipal Councillor arriving at the site of the protest, said that a committee comprising four secretaries of the Ministry would be appointed to solve this problem.
But since no definite action was taken to solve the problem, the protesters took steps to launch a peaceful protest.
However a certain gang came to the location of the protest last night and assaulted the group engaged in the peaceful protest.
Police media spokesman’s office said that when a group including Kolonnawa Urban Council mayor Raveendra Udayashaantha arrived at the location an altercation cropped up between the two groups.Subsequently it developed into a clash and both parties lodged complaints at the Wellampitiya police.
