{"id":167264,"date":"2016-09-06T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T07:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=167264"},"modified":"2016-09-06T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T07:07:43","slug":"investigate-vandalising-buddha-statutes-in-north-lawyer-files-fr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/investigate-vandalising-buddha-statutes-in-north-lawyer-files-fr\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cInvestigate Vandalising Buddha Statutes In North\u201d \u2013 Lawyer Files FR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney-at-Law Dharshana Weraduwage has filed a Fundamental Rights Petition seeking an order directing Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka to investigate the recent incidents in the North where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Buddha+statues&amp;x=10&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Buddha statues<\/span><\/a> were vandalized.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_157114\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157114\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala.jpg\" alt=\"Sagala Ratnayaka - Minister of Law &amp; Order \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sagala Ratnayaka &#8211; Minister of Law &amp; Order<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the petition, the petition had cited Ratnayaka, Attorney general, Norther province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran, Norther Province Governor Reginald Cooray, and Buddha Sasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as respondents.<\/p>\n<p>Weraduwage has also through the petition called on the Buddha Sasana Minister to rebuild and restore all statues which has been damaged.<\/p>\n<p>In his petition he has said that the main objective of the petition is to protect and safeguard the Buddha Sasanaya and to take steps to protect Buddhism from all threats including local.<\/p>\n<p>According to the petition several Buddha statues including one in Mankulam was vandalised on August 29. 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