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Prime Minister in the Tangalla area in Sri Lanka and the police tried to dissolve the policies of the fight against the Callton House of Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The incident took place this afternoon.
Mass protests are currently taking place across the country, with people blaming the ruling Rajapakse family for the economic crisis facing Sri Lanka.
In this context, people today surrounded the house of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Tangalle and staged a protest.
Colombo – Security forces have been unable to bring protesters under control who blocked the Kataragama road.
Unrest erupted after protesters tried to enter Mahinda Rajapakse’s residence.
During this, the police have been treated with tears to dissolve them as protesters attempted to enter into the house of Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Despite the tear gas, protesters dispersed, but sporadic protests were reported in the Tangalle area.
In such a situation, security has been beefed up at Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse’s residence and its environs.
Meanwhile, people are protesting by besieging the house of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder brother Samal Rajapaksa in the Tissamaharama area.
People are fighting as slogans are raised that Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and his family should go home.
As protesters tried to enter Samal Rajapakse’s house, unrest broke out between security forces and protesters.
Special forces have been deployed in addition to the police for security in the area.
Meanwhile, people have protested by damaging portraits of former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa.
Meanwhile, thousands of protesters surrounded President Gotabhaya Rajapakse’s private residence in the Nugegoda-Mirihana area on the 31st, demanding his resignation.
Clashes broke out between security forces and protesters, injuring several people and damaging property worth more than 3 crore rupees.
Against this backdrop, protests against the government continued despite the curfew in force yesterday.
Struggles are still taking place across the country today.
Inauguration of four new Ministers in Sri Lanka – What Department?
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Leaders of the United People’s Power Party, including Sajid Premadasa, the main opposition leader who took to the streets in Colombo to protest the failure to deal with the protracted crisis in Sri Lanka.
Four new ministers have been sworn in amid a protracted crisis in Sri Lanka. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa administered the oath of office to them.
In the new cabinet, the responsibility of finance minister has been handed over to Ali Sabri, education minister Dinesh Gunawardena, foreign minister GL Peiris and highways minister Johnston Fernando.
Earlier, President Gotabhaya Rajapakse called for an all-party cabinet to address the worsening crisis currently facing Sri Lanka. His media office released the information on Monday morning.
A total of 26 ministers in Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse’s cabinet have resigned in a bid to cope with the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka in decades.
But Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and his brother and president, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, remain in office.
Opposition parties and the public have been urging the Rajapakse brothers to resign, blaming mismanagement for the current crisis.
Many who have called for the resignation of the Rajapakse family are not satisfied with the recent resignation of ministers. Many involved in the struggle say the ministers’ resignation is meaningless.
Earlier in the day, protesters took to the streets in several cities on Sunday despite a 36-hour curfew announced by the government last Saturday.
Sri Lanka has been struggling to cope with its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948. The country is also facing a shortage of foreign currency used to pay for fuel imports.
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The impact is felt in many cities in the form of power outages lasting half a day or more. Moreover, public anger has reached new heights due to food, medicine and fuel shortages.
In this context, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ministers have submitted their resignation letters to the Prime Minister, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told reporters on Sunday.
Among those who resigned was the prime minister’s son, Namal Rajapakse, who tweeted that he hoped the Rajapakse brothers’ move would help “resolve to strengthen the people and the government.”
However, many protesters, who blame the president and his family for the country’s situation, are angry that he remains in power.
One Twitter user called it “sick humor”.
Another described it as “the drama of dictators.”
“We want all of you – the Rajapaksa family members in the cabinet, their political supporters, the corrupt, their journalists – to leave,” said another social media user.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Sri Lanka last Sunday in defiance of a curfew order. Opposition political leaders also took part in the protests.
As a result, the Sri Lankan government has blocked social media sites, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, in an attempt to provoke protests and prevent misinformation about the situation in the country. But, within the next few hours the action was abandoned.
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Protesters preparing for confrontation against soldiers
Political observers believe that Gotabhaya Rajapakse, who came to power with a majority in 2019, has promised to provide “stability and a strong leadership to rule the country,” and that recent protests have reflected the reversal of his leadership’s reputation and expectations.
I met Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa at a demonstration. When he and other members of his party tried to enter the city’s Independence Square, police set up barricades to stop them from advancing.
Sajid Premadasa said, “The highest law of the land gives the people the right to express their views, to protest and to express their opposition peacefully through peace, and that right should not be violated.”
He accused the curfew order and ban on social media of being an expression of dictatorship and the beginning of an authoritarian and brutal regime.
Turbulent public
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During the protest on Sunday I met many people who came out in protest against the curfew order.
Suchitra attended a demonstration attended by thousands of people on a road outside an Asian restaurant that is usually bustling.
She was there with her 15-month-old baby boy. He told me about the everyday problems that people face due to power outages. “Fans in homes do not work without electricity. It is not even possible for a child or us to sleep peacefully in this heat,” he says.
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“I came out today because I was deprived of my rights, and I am very angry,” said Anjali Wandurkala, one of a few hundred students in an area of Colombo.
“Why was this curfew issued? To protect us?” He questioned.
Satsara is a promotional writer for Freelance. He says this is the first time he has spoken out against the government’s move.
“I could not make money without gas and electricity. I feel completely devastated,” he says.
He is one of the many young Sri Lankans who are looking for a way out of the dire crisis facing Sri Lanka. “We’ve gone to the beginning of our lives. How are we going to achieve our dreams anymore?” He questions.
