Even after the resignation of Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, the situation in the country has become uncontrollable. The protesters set fire to the private residence of Ranil Wickremesinghe. At the same time, the protesters entered the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex in Colombo. “Protesters broke into the private residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and set it on fire,” the PM’s office said in a statement.
Hours before the incident, protesters stormed the campus demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The security cordon was broken. Take a dip in the swimming pool and walk around his kitchen and house. According to the Daily Mirror report, security forces also attacked several journalists. After which more protesters gathered in the area. Earlier, the police fired tear gas shells at the protesters, but despite this they entered the PM’s house and set the house on fire.
Meanwhile, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) fire brigade said that they were informed that the prime minister’s private residence in Colombo was set on fire, but his team could not reach the site because of the protesters, according to the Daily Mirror.
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned from the post after an emergency meeting on Saturday. Wickremesinghe tweeted, “To ensure the continuity of the government including the safety of all citizens, I accept today the best recommendation of the party leaders to make way for an all-party government.” To facilitate this, I will resign from the post of Prime Minister.
Earlier, the protesters had thrashed SJB MP Rajita Senaratne. The police had to use tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.
The problem of food in a country with a population of 60 lakhs-
The food crisis has also increased in front of Sri Lanka, which is facing problems on the economic front. In a country with a population of more than 60 lakhs, a serious food problem has arisen. For the first time in April 2021, Sri Lanka recorded the biggest economic decline since independence. Then the economy here fell by 3.6 percent.
In August 2021, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a food emergency. After that the situation worsened day by day. In March 2022, massive protests broke out against the government. On 1 April 2022, the President imposed Emergency, as demonstrations against the government started increasing. In April itself, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka resigned. Sri Lanka has been facing months of food and fuel shortages, prolonged blackouts and inflation after it ran out of foreign exchange for imports of critical goods.