Emergency in Sri Lanka: New Finance Minister Ali Sabri resigns amid economic crisis, took oath on Monday; declaration of emergency

There is now a severe shortage of medicine in Sri Lanka. After this, a public health emergency has been declared in the country. This means that the state's health facilities will now give priority to only emergency cases.

ANI quoted the Sri Lankan newspaper as saying that if the current economic crisis continues, the shortage of medicines will reach a very serious situation.

Police warning protesters

Here, people angry with the government are protesting violently. The Sri Lankan police have warned these protesters not to break the law. So far the police have arrested 54 people. At the same time, the police are arresting the protesters based on CCTV footage.

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Sri Lanka's new Finance Minister Ali Sabri has decided to resign a day after the appointment.

Sri Lankan police have warned protesters not to break the law.

On Monday, a group of protesters surrounded the Prime Minister's residence Temple Tree. These people were opposing the Emergency and Curfew in the country.

The Sri Lankan army says that it is always ready to protect the state as per the need. Defense forces always follow the constitution.

Sri Lanka's cabinet minister Johnson Fernando claims the president does not need to resign. He now has the support of the people.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya will not resign

The opposition has demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya over Sri Lanka's economic crisis. To this, Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he would not step down as the President of Sri Lanka. However, he said he was ready to hand over the government to any party that proved a majority of 113 seats in Parliament.

Here, the mutual tension between the political parties of Sri Lanka is not taking the name of lessening. Opposition parties rejected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's appeal requesting the opposition to join the unity cabinet.

Jayawardene-Sangakkar's attack on the government

On the other hand, veteran batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have expressed anger against the government on social media. Jayawardene wrote – The government cannot ignore the needs of the common people. Arresting people for opposing the government cannot be tolerated. True leaders accept mistakes.

At the same time, Sangakkara also wrote on social media – that Sri Lanka is facing the most difficult times. It breaks my heart to see people suffering. People are asking for the things they need. They are not enemies.

Sri Lanka to get a new central bank governor on April 7

Nandlal Weerasinghe, a former official of Sri Lanka's central bank, will take over as the central bank governor on April 7. Ajit Nivard Cabral resigned from the post of governor on Monday amid a severe economic crisis.

Anger of people flared up against the Rajapaksa family

During the financial crisis, anger against the Rajapaksa family is also increasing among the people. People expressed their anger and said that stop one family from ruining this country. Stop selling our country. Let us tell you that in Sri Lanka, the Rajapaksa family holds all the important posts in the government.

The Internet started after 15 hours...

To suppress protests in Sri Lanka, the government banned the internet. This service resumed after 15 hours. Internet was also shut down in Russia. This year the internet was closed for 8000 hours in 9 countries in the world. This caused a loss of Rs 19,500 crore.

Sri Lankan MP praises India

Sri Lankan MP Sagara Kariyawasam told the media after the all-party meeting on Monday – that India is our neighbor and it has always helped us. This time also when we are going through a very difficult situation, then the Government of India is standing with us. We sincerely hope that with the help of India, we will soon overcome this situation.

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