The economic condition of Sri Lanka is very bad, five killed in violence and arson, curfew in many places.
This curfew will be lifted on Wednesday when everything remains calm. Schools, colleges and other government and private institutions are closed across the country.
The economic condition of Sri Lanka is deteriorating continuously. There have been nationwide protests against the government for several days over this. The situation worsened after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as PM on Monday. Protesters who took to the street torched the ancestral home of the Rajapakse family in Medamulana, Hambantota. Apart from this, these protesters also set the houses of many leaders on fire. Five people have also died when security personnel overpowered the protesters.
The police had to make a lot of effort to control the protesters. During this the police had to use force. On the other hand, the protesters threw petrol bombs at the police. After this incident, curfew has been imposed in many cities including the capital.
The deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka is also constantly pointing towards the outbreak of civil war there. The government is proving completely unsuccessful in controlling the current situation. At the same time, the anger of the people is increasing continuously due to the shortage of food and drink in the country and the skyrocketing prices of essential things on it. Alam is that there is a huge shortage of medicines, food and drink and oil.
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