Sri Lanka Crisis News: The situation in Sri Lanka is getting worse. Angry people are now protesting on the streets. There has been a huge uproar in the country over the demand for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Hundreds of protesters forced their way into the president’s official residence in the high-security Fort area of central Colombo on Saturday, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Protesters have been demonstrating against the government for several days due to the serious economic crisis. Since March, Rajapaksa has been under increasing pressure to resign from the presidency. He has been using the presidential residence as his residence and office since protesters occupied the entrance to his office in April.
People working in the presidential residence said that in view of Saturday’s protest, President Rajapaksa had vacated the house on Friday itself.
Police fired tear gas and water cannons and opened fire on the protesters to disperse them, but still the protesters broke through the barriers and entered the presidential residence.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called an urgent meeting of political party leaders on Saturday to discuss the crisis created by the public protests in the country.
A statement issued from Wickremesinghe’s office said that he has called an immediate meeting of the party and requested the Speaker to convene the session of Parliament immediately.
The protesters climbed the walls of the presidential residence and they are inside. However, he did not damage any property or indulge in any kind of violence. Meanwhile, at least 30 people, including two police officers, were injured during the protests and have been admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo.
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