People forcibly taken in buses for rally
By Yohan Perera
People in Batticaloa and Ampara were tensed and confused as they were forced into buses early morning yesterday by armed cadres to take part in a protest rally, opposition politicians in the District charged.
People from Kolavil, Panankadu, Thambattai, Komari, were force-loaded to buses according to reports coming from the area.
TNA Batticaloa District MP K. Thangeshwari who confirmed the situation said she was not exactly aware of as to who was behind this move. “It is the TMVP which is more active in the area but I don’t know whether they are actually behind this ,”she pointed out.
UNP member of the Eastern Provincial Council T. A. Masilamani said the people were in a confused mood as one faction of the TMVP were forcing them to go for the rally while another faction was forcing them not to.
He said people were taken away for some function in buses but they have not been told where they were taken for. Mr. Masilamani said there was a hurried preparation in Batticaloa town for some event with police requesting the people not to park their vehicles such as bicycles on the roadside in Batticaloa town.
Meanwhile, Batticaloa police also said they had received information about forcing the people inside buses and they said they had stepped up security in the area. The police also said all shops were closed in the area yesterday.
The Batticaloa town was in tension after the hand grenade attack in Kattankudi where five people were injured.
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