Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) A special meeting may be held on Sunday to reach a consensus on forming an all-party government amid the ongoing dark political crisis in the country. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka (Gotabaya Rajapaksa) Protesters stormed the Rajapaksa’s official residence in the Fort area of central Colombo on Saturday, demanding his resignation. He then called on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Ranil Wickremesinghe)No house was also set on fire. After this whole incident, Ranil Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa showed readiness to resign.
According to a report, the main opposition Samagi Jan Balvegaya (SJB) and its allies will meet Leader of Opposition Sajith Premdasa, Sri Lankan Muslim Congress leader Rauf Hakeem, Tamil Progressive Alliance leader Mano Ganesan and All Ceylon Makkal Congress leader Rishad Bathiuddin. A meeting of leaders of nine forces, including the National Freedom Front, will be held on Sunday to discuss the current political situation. According to Veerasumna Veer Singh, vice-president of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, there will be a long discussion on forming an all-party government.
India will not send troops to Sri Lanka
Meanwhile, India has denied reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka, calling it a mere rumor. Ongoing news on social media has claimed that India will send troops to Sri Lanka in view of the ongoing economic and political crisis in the country. However, the Indian High Commission has rejected the reports.
President Rajapaksa will resign before July 13
In this regard, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed PM Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post. In which he spoke of resigning from his post on 13 July. However now he is going to resign before his appointed time. Earlier, Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that he was ready to resign. So that the way can be paved for the formation of an all-party government in the country. The prime minister’s media department said he would resign after the formation of an all-party government and a majority in parliament. The prime minister’s office said he would remain in the PM’s post until a majority test of the all-party government
Protesters held a proxy cabinet meeting
The protesters held a proxy cabinet meeting at the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and held discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to mock the government under his leadership. The protesters marched on the Presidential Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Temple Tree, the official residence of the Prime Minister, on Saturday. Opposition groups called for the beleagured PM to resign. At the proxy cabinet meeting, the protesters also discussed the incident of fire at the house of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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