Rajarata Uni students sathyagraha hut burnt for the

third time
THURSDAY, 10 JUY !01"
The tem#orary hut that she$tered Rajarata Uni%ersity student #rotesters &as burnt for the third
time ear$y this morning'
Rajarata Uni%ersity Students (ederation member asantha )riyan*ara said a grou# of men
+ame in a %an and hur$ed a bott$e of #etre$ to b$a,e the hut'
Ho&e%er, students staying inside the hut at the time of the in+ident ha%e not been injured by the
b$a,e'
The Student Sathyagraha &hi+h has demanded the uni%ersity authorities to $ift the +$ass
sus#ension on !- students &ou$d +om#$ete !1. days today'
The Sathyagraha +am#aign is he$d &hi$e the uni%ersity has been +$osed indefinite$y, and our
ne&s team en/uired about this situation from Rajarata Uni%ersity Students (ederation member
asantha )riyan*ara'
0hen our ne&s team +onta+ted the 1ihinta$e #o$i+e to +omment on the students a$$egations,
its senior offi+er said #o$i+e ha%e informed the +ourt about the #re%ious atta+*s on the student
hut'
He a$so said the in+ident o++urred this morning &as a$so re#orted to #o$i+e o%er the #o$i+e
emergen+y 2umber 113'
A grou# of Rajarata Uni%ersity students *e#t the 4i+e 5han+e$$or and four tea+hers by for+e on
the !6th of $ast month and demanded the remo%a$ of +$ass sus#ension on a grou# of fe$$o&
students'
1ean&hi$e .1 students remanded in +onne+tion &ith this in+ident &ere granted bai$ by
Anuradha#ura 1agistrate Yuresha de Si$%a yesterday'
Ho&e%er the students &ere remanded again as they fai$ed to #ro%ide bai$ +onditions &hen they
&ere #rodu+ed before the +ourt'
1ean&hi$e Rajarata Uni%ersity 4i+e 5han+e$$or )rofessor Ranjith 0ije&ardana said the
Uni%ersity Administrati%e 5oun+i$ is s+hedu$ed to meet on Ju$y !1st to ta*e a de+ision on the
re7o#ening of the uni%ersity'