(UTV|COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe delivering a special statement on the situation in Kandy on Wednesday (07) said the Security Forces Chiefs and the Police have been instructed to take prompt action against acts of sabotage and be prepared to control any kind of unrest.
He said that Security Forces Commander in the Central Province, Major General Rukman Dias has been appointed to coordinate security related activities between the Police and the Security Forces.
Premier Wickremesinghe further said that the Tri Forces, the Special Task Force have been deployed in the Kandy district in addition to the Police in order to ensure that the normal life of the community is maintained without any hindrance and that law and order is maintained.
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