Police Media Spokesperson, SSP Ajith Rohana noted that these police officers will be deployed to ensure security and control traffic in and around the Parliament Complex.

Earlier, police stated that several roads around the Parliament will be closed between 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, during a weekend TV programme, President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he had instructed officials that school children should not be brought to functions attended by him.

Speaking during the ‘Maithree Pilisandara’  interview telecast over the National Television Channel Rupavahini on Saturday (Jan.31), the President said that he has specifically instructed relevant officials to engage

children only to sing the National Anthem and Jaya Mangala Gatha at the 67th Independence celebrations.