28.7.2008
Minister
of Labour Mervin Silva with a band of thugs had broken
into a shop in Industrial Zone at Nuwaragala in Pollonnaruwa
District owned by Mr. K.M.L. Jayasinghe, a supporter of
the JVP, at about 11.00 p.m. last night, assaulted the
people in the shop, shot at them and damaged the shop
and motor bicycles parked at the shop states the media
unit of the JVP.
According to JVP media unit activists of the JVP frequent
the relevant shop. About 30 minutes before Mervin Silva
and his thugs broke into the shop the Pradeshiya Sabha
member of UPFA Upali Karunaratne had come to the shop
and given a call from there.
The gang of thugs of about twenty had come in three vehicles
belonging to Mervin Silva with the lights switched off,
broke into the shop and shot at the JVP supporter who
had narrowly escaped death. However, the bullet had pierced
a petrol tank of a motor bike parked bursting it. The
minister and the thugs had shot at other JVP supporters
who had been there and they had to save their lives with
the greatest difficulty.
Later Mervin and the thugs had smashed the furniture and
other goods in the shop, warned the JVP supporters not
to do any political work for the JVP and engage in any
propaganda work saying they would be shot at like dogs
in the streets.
The incident has been complained to Aralagangwila Police
and entered in Pages 203/22 in election complaint book
states Media unit of the JVP
Courtesy - Lanka
Truth