(UTV|COLOMBO) – The United National Party (UNP) Friday (14) assured stern action against a UNP Councillor who allegedly threatened staff at the State-owned, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL – Lake House) last evening (13).
I condemn the ugly incident at Lake House last evening. I will take stern action against the woman member of our council allegedly involved in it and determine what actually caused this. I apologize unreservedly to all who were inconvenienced. @RW_UNP @officialunp pic.twitter.com/EEDP1nedaj
— Harsha de Silva (@HarshadeSilvaMP) December 14, 2018
“I condemn the ugly incident at Lake House last evening. I will take stern action against the woman member of our Council allegedly involved in it and determine what actually caused this. I apologise unreservedly to all who were inconvenienced,” UNP Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva tweeted.
A tense situation reported outside the Lake House last evening when a group of UNP supporters reported to have behaved in an aggressive manner.
Police said a group of UNP supporters who gathered outside the Lake House building soon after the Supreme Court ruling on the dissolution of Parliament, reported to have urged that posters pasted on the building wall supporting Mahinda Rajapaksa be removed.
The situation was brought under control when the Special Task Force (STF) and Riot Police personnel arrived at the location.
Security around the Lake House premises was tightened following the incident.
Meanwhile, the Police said an investigation was launched after a female UNP Councillor had lodged a complaint with the Fort Police stating that she was assaulted during the incident.
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