COLOMBO (News 1st) – A tense situation was reported during the inaugural session of the Maskeliya Pradeshiya Sabha. The situation broke out when the Chairman of the Maskeliya Pradeshiya Sabha was to be appointed.

Members of the UNP did not cast their vote when it was time to elect the chairperson of the pradeshiya sabha. They instead acted in an unruly manner and the police were forced to intervene and remove the members from the location.

A News 1st correspondent in the area notes, a crisis between supporters of both groups is brewing in the Maskeliya town.

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