The Students attach to the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in Peradeniya University have today (22) completed 150 days for their continuous “Satyagraha” protest Campaign conducting at Galaha Junction,Peradeniya, as a protest to reducing their degree study period from 4 years to 3 years .
As to show their solidarity to the students protest campaign a group of nursing officers attach to All Ceylon Nurses Union too joined the students “Satyagrha” today.
Meanwhile A group of University Students attach to faculties of Allied Health Sciences have filed a human right violations petition before the human rights commission yesterday over the arrest of some of their students last week.
The allied health sciences degree students as well as most of the health trade unions have accused the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) for influencing University Grants Commission(UGC) to reduce the study period of their degr
ee programme to 3years from 4 years.