A tense situation was reported opposite the Fort Railway Station on Tuesday evening alleging that a monk who was engaged in a fast was harassed.

A Satyagraha campaign was launched by the Sihala Rawaya Organisation in protest against the slaughter of cattle and based on several other demands opposite the Fort Railway Station in Colombo.

However, a tense situation arose among those engaged in the Sathyagraha when an individual acted suspiciously.Thereafter those engaged in the Satyagraha engaged in a demonstration disrupting vehicular traffic in the area.

However,  traffic movement opposite the Fort Railway Station area has returned back to normal.

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