The opposition United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) will stage “massive countrywide protests” to raise awareness about the dangers of the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on Sir Lanka’s atrocities, warned an MP on Saturday.
The leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a coalition member of the (UPFA), said,
“The first of the protest campaigns will be held at the VIhara Maha Devi Park open air theatre on Monday 19 October.”
MP Dinesh Gunawardena added,
“We will stage the countrywide meetings which will apprise the people of the danger of the implementation of these recommendations.”
The MP added that further concerns would be raised at the parliamentary debate on the UNHRC resolution on October 22, reports Ceylon Today.
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