Access to land near Ruwanweli Maha Seya restricted
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1 min readFrom 4 outlets- Daily Mirror, Ada Derana, Hiru News (සිංහල) and Ada Derana (தமிழ்) report restrictions on traders’ access to the protest area.
- Newswire reports a clash after a group led by Rajanganaya Saddharathana arrived.
- Ada Derana reports tension at the monks’ protest site.
Daily Mirror, Ada Derana, Hiru News (සිංහල) and Ada Derana (தமிழ்) report that the Department of Archaeology restricted traders from entering or conducting business on land near the historic Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura. Hiru News (සිංහල) reports that signs were put up to bar traders from the area.
Daily Mirror and the Ada Derana reports describe the restricted location as the site of a recent Satyagraha protest. Ada Derana’s reports say the gathering was a monks’ protest; its Tamil-language report describes unrest at the protest ground near the temple.
Newswire reports that a clash occurred near the Ruwanweli Maha Seya premises after a group led by Rajanganaya Saddharathana arrived. Ada Derana also reports a tense situation at the protest site, while Hiru News (සිංහල) describes an intrusion by people carrying sticks.
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