The Dhaka Times Desk Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst economic crisis in history. The food crisis in the country has become acute.
Prices of daily essentials are skyrocketing. There is a clamor for electricity and fuel oil. A great critical situation prevails all around. Protests are being held against the government from wherever they can. There were massive protests in the capital Colombo on Saturday night. However, President Gota Baya Rajapaksa has stated that he will not resign under any circumstances.
In the face of public protests last Friday, the leader of the country's opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Sajith Premadasa said that if the government fails to take steps to solve the problems of the people and the economic crisis, then we are ready to impeach President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Previously, on Tuesday, 41 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament withdrew their support, and the ruling government of the country lost its majority. The opposition camp demanded the dismissal of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. However, the opposition party has announced a motion of no confidence against the president as he did not agree to the proposal.
Sajith Premadasa also claimed that there is dissatisfaction with the Rajapakse brothers within the current ruling coalition 'Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance'. He also said that the poor financial situation cannot be improved with the family that is currently running the country. He also proposed to strengthen the democratic system in Sri Lanka by giving more power to the parliament instead of the presidential system.
Sajith also said that Sri Lanka has seen dictatorial behavior of the president several times in the past. We don't want a repeat of that.
It was also reflected in Saturday's protests in Colombo. There are some exceptional banners. It was written - 'Save us from the political terrorists'. That is, protect us from political duplicity. Targeting the Rajapakse family, it also read - 'You are worse than the Corona Virus'. In other words, you are worse than the corona virus. Everyone's anger is now against the Rajapaksha brothers.
Gotabaya Rajapakse came to power with a big victory in the 2019 elections. But then could not handle the economic situation strongly. The Sri Lankan economy has also experienced a liquidity crunch. Sri Lanka's debt to international lenders including China, Asian Development Bank is 2,000 billion pounds. On the other hand, the country has only 1.7 billion pounds in reserves. Due to lack of foreign exchange, they are unable to buy fuel, medicines and essential items.
The people of Sri Lanka are currently disoriented. Protests spread across the capital city of Colombo. Many areas of the city are currently impassable. The young protestors now have only one argument - this government is incompetent. They have pushed the country to destruction. They didn't keep their promises. People are no longer willing to suffer at all. It is even heard that a section of the police and army are also supporting the agitators. In this situation, many citizens of the country think that Sri Lanka may be heading towards civil war. -Based on online information.
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