A tense situation arose during a meeting held between Energy Minister Engineer Kumara Jayakody and Ceylon Electricity Board trade union representatives at the Energy Ministry in Colombo this afternoon (13) to discuss the issues arising from the restructuring of the Electricity Board.
At that time, the security unit of the Ministry of Power and the Electricity Board removed the President of the Joint National Free Electricity Workers Union, Priyantha Madukumara, and Secretary Saminda Madugoda Gamage from the meeting, and several security officers of the Ministry of Power were seen dragging Saminda Madugoda Gamage from the upper floor and throwing him out.
Chaminda Gamage, who said he was injured in the struggle, was taken to the hospital in a 1990 ambulance.
While the discussion between the two parties was ongoing, Mr. Saminda Gamage submitted a letter to the Minister, protesting that the Minister was also unable to hold the position. After the Minister ordered him and the Chairman to be removed from the venue, security officers took steps to remove them.