Protesters hold power ministry secretary hostage!
A group of protesters have held the Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy Mapa Pathirana hostage in his car.
He was detained by a group of employees of the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery who had arrived at the Ministry premises in Kollupitiya.
The protesters had said that the Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara had said yesterday (26) that all Ceypetco filling stations would be given to the private sector and they had come to the ministry to find out if that was true.
However, the ministry secretary had told the protesters that Cabinet discussions cannot be publicized.
Therefore, the annoyed protesters had blocked his vehicle and had not allowed him to leave and held him hostage in his car.
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