Sri Lankan opposition leader obstructed from attending parliament
Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament here Thursday that he was obstructed from attending parliament by a noisy demonstration.
Wickremesinghe made the announcement as the island's parliament resumed its sittings Thursday after its recess since early May.
Speaker W. J. M. Lokubanadara said that an investigation will be made into the incident.
A group of government supporters held a noisy demonstration accusing the main opposition leader of acting against the government.
He was branded a supporter of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) who seek a separate homeland for the minority Tamil community in the island's Northern and Eastern Provinces.
Wickremesinghe alleged that his way into parliament was blocked by the pro-government demonstrators.
Extracted from,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/05/content_8318060.htm
Wickremesinghe made the announcement as the island's parliament resumed its sittings Thursday after its recess since early May.
Speaker W. J. M. Lokubanadara said that an investigation will be made into the incident.
A group of government supporters held a noisy demonstration accusing the main opposition leader of acting against the government.
He was branded a supporter of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) who seek a separate homeland for the minority Tamil community in the island's Northern and Eastern Provinces.
Wickremesinghe alleged that his way into parliament was blocked by the pro-government demonstrators.
Extracted from,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/05/content_8318060.htm
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