The police security for four councillors in the Northern Provincial Council was withdrawn suddenly last week, with government officials citing a change in legislation, reports ColomboGazette.
According to the police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana, police security was withdrawn because a fresh application had to be made to the Ministry of Law and Order, which has been given responsibility to provide security for individuals.
The Northern Provincial Council chairman, CVK Sivagnanam, in a letter to the Sri Lankan president Wednesday, called for reinstatement of police security for members of the Council.
According to the police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana, police security was withdrawn because a fresh application had to be made to the Ministry of Law and Order, which has been given responsibility to provide security for individuals.
The Northern Provincial Council chairman, CVK Sivagnanam, in a letter to the Sri Lankan president Wednesday, called for reinstatement of police security for members of the Council.