May Day rallies:

IGP calls for peaceful processions

Sarath MALALASEKERA

Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya yesterday appealed to those participating in May Day rallies to conduct processions in a peaceful manner without violating the law.

The IGP also directed the party leaders to advice their supporters to conduct peaceful processions along the main roads.

The IGP also gave a detailed report of how political parties should participate in the May Day rallies in Colombo and in outstations.

The main May Day rally of the government will start from Borella, Campbell Park, Colombo. The LSSP rally will commence from Fort Railway Station.

Trade unions from Kollupitiya junction, July Strikers Organisation from near the Public Library, Colombo, MEP from Narahenpita Flats, JVP from Dehiwela SDS Jayasinghe Play Grounds, Ceylon Mercantile Workers Union (CMU) from 22nd Lane, Kollupitiya, Jathika Nidahas Peramuna from Maligakanda Road, Maradana and five Left parties from NM Perera Junction, Colombo.

Socialist Party from Jayantha Weerasekera Mawatha, Maradana, Socialist Equality Party from Colombo Town Hall.

The following roads will be closed during the May Day rallies. They are FR Senanayake Mawatha, Green Path, Baseline Road, Park Lane.

Special arrangements have been made for vehicles coming along the Kandy Road, to Colombo to participate in the May Day rally. The Traffic Police will issue a lable with (A1) for vehicles coming from Kandy Road along the Kelaniya Bridge, Baseline Road, Dematagoda and opposite the Prisons Department.

The Traffic Police will issue label (A2) for vehicles coming along Galle Road, Wellawatta, Bambalapitiya, Kollupitya Junction and Liberty Circle. Police will issue a lable (A3) for vehicles coming along High Level Road, Kirulapone and Narahenpita junction to Borella.

The vehicles coming from Negombo Road with the lable (A4) will be allowed to park along Green Path, Lipton Circus and Dharmapala Mawatha.

The (A5) label will be issued for the vehicles coming to Colombo from Welikada, Kotta Road. A lable with (A6) issued to vehicles coming to Colombo from Kohuwela, Nugegoda, High Level Road, Kirulapone Road and Maradana Road.