Sri Lankan PM calls emergency meeting amid protests
9 July, 2022 | Pravina Srivastava
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called an emergency Party Leaders conference to assess the matte
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called an emergency Party Leaders conference to assess the matter and come to a speedy conclusion after irate demonstrators on Saturday surged inside the mansion of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo.
Additionally, the Speaker is being asked by the Prime Minister to convene Parliament. A local newspaper in Sri Lanka, there were multiple gunshots heard in the air and police used tear gas ineffectively to disperse protesters who had surrounded the presidential palace. Apparently, two persons have suffered injuries.
A curfew was enforced by the Sri Lankan police in various police divisions in the Western Province starting at 9 p.m. local time on Friday and lasting until further notice in anticipation of a demonstration that is expected to take place today calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The police announced that anybody who violate the curfew will face harsh punishment. According to a Sri Lankan newspaper, it is strictly forbidden to go through regions where a police curfew is in place, and authorities have recommended the public to use other, more direct routes.