Colombo: The situation in Sri Lanka, which is facing an economic crisis, has worsened. Protesters have seized the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Seeing the anger of the people, President Gotabaya has already fled the residence. The protesters are continuously demanding his resignation. However, there is no information about where he fled. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned from the post.
The prime minister’s media division said he would resign as prime minister after an all-party government was formed and a majority was proved in parliament. His office said Wickremesinghe would continue as prime minister till then. Wickremesinghe told party leaders that he was making the decision to step down considering the fact that nationwide fuel distribution is to be resumed from this week, the director of the World Food Program to visit the country this week, and the IMF The Credit Continuity Report for the same is to be finalized soon.
Refusal to accept every decision of the party
Seeing the public’s performance, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign. Issuing a statement, he said, I am ready to resign and I am ready to accept whatever decision the party will take and say.
Clashes between police and protesters
A large number of protesters arrived to surround the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Former cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya was also present at this performance. During this, there was also a clash between the police and the protesters, in which many people were injured. Police also hurled tear gas shells to stop the protesters.
Sri Lanka declared bankrupt
Sri Lanka has been facing an economic crisis for the last several months. Inflation in the country has crossed the sky. There has been an acute shortage of petrol-diesel, and food items, while their price has gone out of the hands of the public. The citizens of Sri Lanka have been demonstrating continuously for the last three months regarding this. Meanwhile, on Friday, Prime Minister Ranil declared the country bankrupt.
