Agri minister gives protestors the slip

Minister of Agriculture - Mahinda Amaraweera had evaded protestors when he had attended an event at the Ambalantota Divisional Secretariat.

The minister was addressing the event when farmers of the All Ceylon Govijana Federation arrived at the venue, protesting.

Protesting against an earlier statement by the minister where he had told the masses to plant at least a cassava shoot to eat, farmers urged to provide them fertilizer for the Yala season as well as fuel.

The Ambalantota police had beefed up security in the area as the protestors waited at the main entrance for the minister to leave.

However, the minister had already given them the slip in a vehicle belonging to Ambalantota Divisional Secretariat.

Several protestors who had seen the minister leave in this manner had said that such a  departure of an agricultural minister who is unable to answer to farmers, is disgraceful and deplorable.