On November 6, two persons were injured when personnel of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Presidential (SLPP) supporter and Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake’s security detail opened fire at people on the roadside at Ginigathhena in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province for allegedly blocking the politician’s vehicle convoy, reports Daily News. This is the first gun violence incident of the 2019 Presidential election campaign. S.B.Dissanayake, a SLFP member was campaigning for SLPP Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa when the shooting incident happened.