Sri Lanka Crisis: Thousands of protesters have entered the Rashtrapati Bhavan of Sri Lanka and they are making a video of the President’s royal life and putting it on social media. On the other hand, it is being claimed that the belongings of the President are on the Navyship.
Sri Lanka Crisis: The situation in the neighboring country of Sri Lanka is getting serious. Thousands of protesters barged into his official residence on Saturday 9 July, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. According to the news of the news agency Reuters, the police used tear gas to prevent these protesters from entering the Rashtrapati Bhavan and fired water cannons on them. However, the protesters entered the presidential residence by removing all the barricades of the police. At the same time, this movement of the protesters has been supported by former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and he said that he is also a part of this protest and he supports the demand of the people.
At least 30 people, including two police officers, were injured during the protests and have been admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo. In the videos that are coming out, protesters have been captured in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and many of them are taking a dip in the swimming pool, while the protesters have also released a video of a group of luxury cars in which they are showing the royal life of the President. Huh.
Sri Lanka Crisis: President’s house occupied by protesters, President fled home, claims luggage on Navy ship
Rajapaksa was under pressure to resign since March
Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa has been under increasing pressure to resign since March. Gotabaya has been using the presidential residence as his residence and office since April, after protesters occupied the entrance of the President’s office in April, angered by the way the government is dealing with the situation reeling from the historic economic crisis. Were.
However, according to the news agency AFP, after the news of the President’s escape from the house, the protesters entered the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Video footage from Sri Lanka’s TV News NewsFirst channel showed protesters holding a Sri Lankan flag and helmets. President Gotabaya had vacated the premises even before the protests began in Colombo. Footage on social media claims that the President’s belongings have been kept on a Navy ship at Colombo Port.
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Neighboring country is facing huge crisis
Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people, is facing a shortage of foreign exchange, due to which oil, food items and medicines are being imported in limited quantities. This is the biggest economic crisis for Sri Lanka in the last seventy years. Protesters are furious over the way it has been dealt with and are demanding the president’s resignation. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister has called an emergency meeting of political leaders today after protesters occupied the presidential residence. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has also called upon the Speaker to convene a meeting of Parliament.