People affected by petrol, diesel shortages and power cuts in Sri Lanka besieged the Presidential Palace and chanted his resignation.
Colombo:
Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis. Due to this there is a shortage of petrol and diesel in Sri Lanka. People have been waiting for hours at petrol stations.
There is a shortfall of 750 MW in power supply due to unavailability of fuel for thermal power plants for power generation. Up to 13 hours of power outages per day in Colombo.
Meanwhile, people and the opposition affected by the shortage of petrol and diesel and the power outage besieged the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday. They immediately chanted that he should resign.
As the protest turned violent, police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters. Thus there is a tense situation. In addition, curfew has been imposed in the northern, southern and central Nugegoda police divisions of the city of Colombo.
As many as 45 people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the siege of the Sri Lankan presidential palace, police said.
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