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Sajith: SJB MP receives death threats for trying to secure control of a PS
The Island
|May 21, 2025
SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that his party's Anuradhapura District MP, Rohana Bandara, had received death threats for supporting the Opposition's move to form a council at the Medawachchiya-Kebithigollewa Pradeshiya Sabha (PS).
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"MP Rohana Bandara had been threatened with death for engaging in politics.
There had been 52 killings in recent weeks a significant increase compared to previous months," Premadasa said.
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