He added the announcement by the SSS might further create tension in the country, stressing it would be better for those already identified to be arrested and prosecuted according to the law.
The Assembly therefore called for the declaration of a ‘state of emergency’ in the nation’s education sector.
Sri Lanka’s acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Wednesday declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew to control a fresh wave of protests in Colombo.
Protests against the rising cost of living, fuel and gas shortages, and prolonged power cuts have begun since mid-March.
“Even to contemplate a state of emergency is unfortunate, look at what is happening in the north; they kill dozens every day.”
