Due to the arrival of a large number of people in the hope of applying for passports, there has been a lot of tension in front of the Kandy branch office of the Immigration and Emigration Department.
Since yesterday (27) afternoon, a large number of people have been waiting in the queues at the Immigration Department office and it is reported that there is a heated situation due to the arrival of another group this morning.
Police security has also been deployed to control the situation.