The government has taken another unprecedented step in the militarisation of society by imposing military “leadership training” for all university students.
The Rajapakse government’s reference to an “insurgency”—without the slightest evidence—is a warning to students of the police-state methods that will be used against any opposition to university privatisation.
Police have arrested 24 students as part of government efforts to suppress broad opposition to the privatisation of universities and worsening conditions on campuses.
