Due to the economic crisis, about 40,000 people in the country are unable to get food and have been admitted to hospitals due to malnutrition.
Not only that, prostitution has also increased by 30 percent, United People’s Shakti Member of Parliament Rajitha Senaratne said.
He stated this at a media conference held on Sunday (28) at the office of the Leader of the Opposition in Colombo, while further stating,
Prices of essential commodities are increasing rapidly day by day. 34 028 rupees during the Nalakshi government was seen as the cost of procurement of other commodities including pot, chicken, fertilizer, kerosene, rice and sugar.
But today that cost has increased to one lakh 53 309 rupees. That means prices of goods have increased by 650 percent.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th in the list of countries with high food inflation in World Bank’s ranking.
Food inflation rose to 66 percent in July from 58 percent in June.
Due to this situation, 40,000 people who are unable to eat even a single meal are being admitted to hospitals and receiving treatment due to health problems.
Apart from that, prostitution has increased by 30 percent due to economic burdens, ANI said. mentioned. Demonstrations were carried out for such reasons.
But they are targeting those who led the protests like hounds.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe had said in his policy briefing that a mechanism would be created to protect peaceful protesters.
However, no action has been taken so far. The demonstrations are not over yet. They will pop up from time to time. He said we will come forward for them.