One person has been killed and 12 injured in police firing in the town of Rambukana, about 100 km from the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Sri Lankan police confirmed the shooting, saying protesters were blocking a railway crossing. The police had to fire them to remove them.
Police said - the crowd was ready for violence
Local police officer Nihal Thalduwa told the media that the police had earlier tried to remove the protesters peacefully. Police say that when the protesters did not move, the police had to open fire.
Earlier, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa proposed to amend the country's constitution. According to media reports, Rajapaksa talked about amending the constitution based on the legislature, executive, and judiciary. Every effort will be made to make the government accountable to the people, he said. I hope that the amended constitution will live up to the expectations of the people.
On the other hand, the Parliament session has started in Sri Lanka today. Sri Lanka's biggest opposition party Samagi Jana Balvegaya (SJB) may move a no-confidence motion against the government. However, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a big move yesterday by appointing 17 new ministers.
Opposition MP Harsha da Silva on Monday claimed that he has the necessary numbers and will move a no-confidence motion when the time comes. On the other hand, the people of Sri Lanka, stricken by rising inflation, are also continuing to protest. The protesters are adamant about accepting the resignation of the government.
Other big updates related to the Sri Lanka crisis...
At the swearing-in of the new ministers yesterday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that no matter how many challenges lie ahead, he will not shirk his responsibilities.
Ministers GL Peiris, Ali Sabri PC, and Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandlal Veerasinghe shared information about the situation in the country with helpful countries.
The President of Sri Lanka says that it is the responsibility of the government to take the economy in the right direction and fulfill the expectations of the younger generation.
A Colombo court on Monday issued summons to former central bank governor Ajit Nivard Cabral to appear in court.
President Gotabaya removed two brothers and a nephew from the government
Seeing the growing outrage of the people, President Gotabaya on Monday dropped his two brothers and a nephew from the new team. However, one of his brothers, Mahinda Rajapakse, is still in the prime minister's chair. At the same time, the government has given the responsibility of whip in Parliament to Minister Prasanna Ranatunga for the Parliament session.
The biggest mistake of not giving chemical fertilizers to farmers
Due to the economic crisis, the farmers have suffered the most. Now President Gotabaya says that not giving chemical fertilizers to farmers was his biggest mistake. Trying to fix it now. The President says that his government should already hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Finance Minister will talk to the International Monetary Fund
Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Ali Sabri will hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. Sri Lanka refused to repay the foreign debt of $ 51 billion (3.8 lakh crore Indian rupees) some time ago.
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