Sri Lanka faced the worst economic crisis since independence. As a protest intensified, the ministers resigned in bulk, leaving President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a disturbing place. And on April 5, the ruling party lost the majority in parliament.
The president then revoked the emergency order after continuing to protest by civilians. The emergency revoking command will take effect since midnight April 5, 2022. Here are the top developments.
1. When the parliament regraved for the first time after an emergency was stated, the government of the President Gotabaya’s coalition Rajapaksa lost the majority when 41 members of parliament were running out of the alliance. On Monday, the Sri Lankan opposition has rejected the invitation of President Rajapaksa to join the unity government after all the cabinet ministers resigned after extensive protests.
2. The newly appointed Finance Minister of Finance Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, resigned on April 5 a day after being sworn in misfortune the government’s economy.
3. A group of members of the ruling party parliament calling for the appointment of a temporary government, warning that failure to do so will cause violence and anarchy, because demonstrators continued to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Parliamentarians urged the speaker to lead discussions with all parties to choose temporary prime minister with the support of the majority of the legislators. However, the biggest opposition said it would not support the government while and insisted that the president resigned.
4. Deputy Parliament Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya resigned after the Freedom Party Sri Lanka (SLFP) stopped in the midst of riots over food and lack of fuel.
5. Then on that day, Sri Lanka announced for a while deadly two foreign embassies in Norway and Iraq and the Consulate General in Australia with the effect of April 30. According to the government, the decision was taken following the ‘careful consideration’. The government said this step was part of the ‘General Restructuring of Sri Lankan Diplomatic Representatives abroad’ in the context of the current economic crisis.
6. The government’s authority also stated the emergency health situation due to severe drug shortages in this country.
Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves fell to $ 2.31 billion in February. This stops imports, which leads to acute shortages of several important items. Many Veteran Cricketers, including Kumara Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya, have joined protests against the Sri Lankan government. The police have warned protesters not to take the law into their hands and said strict actions would be taken against those involved in violent agitation.