The Civil Society Collective commenced on new NGO regulations during a media briefing organised in Colombo on Wednesday.

Dr. Parkiasothy Saravanamuttu said that the new NGO regulations show the authoritarian nature of the government.

Parliamentarian M.A. Sumandiran also commenced on the issue during a separate media briefing held in Colombo.

Meanwhile, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya, spokesperson of the media centre of the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, speaking on Tuesday stated that this is not an attempt to restrain the the activity of NGOs.

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