Colombo: Sri Lanka is facing the biggest economic crisis ever. An emergency is in force in the country. Meanwhile, late on Sunday night, the entire cabinet of the Sri Lankan government has resigned with immediate effect. The country’s Education Minister and Leader of the House, Dinesh Gunawardene, told that the cabinet was informed about it. He told that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Barring Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, all 26 ministers submitted their resignations to the Sri Lankan PM. However, he has not given any reason for this mass resignation of the cabinet. To overcome the problem, the demand for the formation of an all-party caretaker government has started gaining momentum.
Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis in its history. For the past several weeks, the people of the country are facing a shortage of essential commodities along with standing in long queues for fuel and cooking gas. President Gotabayo Rajapaksa issued a special gazette notification late on Friday night, imposing a state of emergency in Sri Lanka with immediate effect from April 1. The government has announced a nationwide curfew from 6 pm on Saturday to 6 am on Monday.
PM’s son Namal Rajapaksa was the first to resign
Before the resignation of the cabinet, the country’s Sports Minister and PM Rajapaksa’s son Namal Rajapaksa had resigned from all his departments. About an hour later, other ministers tendered their resignations. The letter of resignation of the cabinet is now with the PM, which will be handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It is being told that a new cabinet will be formed in the coming days.
Decades after 13 hours of power cut in Sri Lanka, people protest outside Rashtrapati Bhavan
Opposition MP Harsha de Silva said, “We will defend democracy in Sri Lanka.” Opposition lawmakers marched to Colombo’s Independence Square, raising slogans and showing placards that read: “Stop the repression”. and “Gota go home”. Police officers put up barricades on the roads leading to the square. This square was built in memory of the independence of Sri Lanka in 1948.
