Govibala boos Yahapalana Budget

Above: Hundreds of farmers with loincloth and traditional farming equipment yesterday conducted a protest march from Town Hall to Temple Trees in protest of 2016 Budget proposals including reduction in fertilizer subsidy, pensions and guaranteed price for rice. 

Inset: A tech-savvy farmer uses his mobile phone to capture the protest -  Pic by Dinuka Liyanawatte  (Reuters) and Shehan Gunasekara