Heavy traffic congestion has been reported along several roads at the Colpetty Junction and at the Liberty Roundabout owing to a protest staged by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.
The Colpetty Junction, Sri Marcus Fernando Mawatha from the Nelum Pokuma to the Office of the Opposition Leader are congested as a result of the protest.
Protesters gathered from various parts of the country to join the protest.
The protest has been organised against government inaction to the rising cost of living, shortage of fertiliser and the sale of state assets to foreign entities.
