Lanka protestors: Will leave govt buildings, but...

July 14, 2022 17:59

A protester at a press conference

"Everything (buildings stormed by protesters) is being cleared but the President's Secretariat will still be for the people. We want to show we're capable. If we leave here, we can come back the next minute if we want," Danish Ali, a Sri Lankan protester at a press conference in Colombo.

Yesterday, shortly after Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker said that he is yet to receive Gotabaya Rajapaksa's letter of resignation, thousands of protestors took to the street and some of them stormed the Prime Minister's residence in Colombo demanding the President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit.

Dramatic visuals came from Sri Lankan PM's house where a huge military is present inside the house to prevent the protesters from coming inside the house but failed to do. They used tear gas to disperse them.

The people are protesting against the Prime Minister who is tipped to be appointed as the acting president. According to Sri Lankan Constitution, when there is no President, the PM will be appointed as the acting President but the protesters are not happy with this decision and this is the reason they are demanding Wickremesinghe to resign.

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