The JVP says the government has imposed a ban on demonstration and protests in a bid to suppress all opposition against the proposed General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill.
The JVP said the bill will be presented in Parliament and the government is expecting a huge public uproar against it and therefore has imposed a blanket ban.
Speaking during a media briefing in Colombo today, Chief Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva said the proposed bill will challenge the free education system of the country and it will also lead to militarisation of the sector.
The Chief Secretary of the JVP said the public has a right to express its opposition against such bills.
Tilvin Silva said the government which holds absolute power in Parliament has been passing detrimental bills against the state instead of providing relief.
He said the ban on demonstration was another move by the present government that has been using its powers to silence dissent.
He said the government should expect more sterner opposition if it continues its arbitrary rule.