Thereafter a group of representatives wanted
to hand over a memorandum to the Minister explaining the bill effects of the
Draft Bill and get his consent for its withdrawal. As the Minister was not
co-operative enough to accept it, The media secretary of Minister came. but did not hand over the memorandum to him.
Buddhist monk Rev. Mahamankadawala Piyarathana Nayaka Thera the convener of the
"Movement for the Protection of Seed Rights" and who work in close
collaboration with the other religious dignitaries went in to hand it over to
the Minister. It is reported that the Minister was quite indifferent and had
not paid any attention to the matter.
Savisthri Members from the
Monaragala & Anuradhapura Districts, (farming women)
On hearing the attitude of the
Minister some participants had get restless but the other participants had
brought the situation under control.
A riot squad was present in
the premises to take action in the event of an uprising. But quietness and
calmness prevailed and everything ended well.
The attached pictures which
appeared in the daily papers of
Sri Lanka show various instances of the rally.
