The situation worsened, 600 arrested, police fired tear gas shells in Sri Lanka

Due to the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the situation has become very bad. The government had imposed a nationwide curfew of 36 hours in the country to avoid the ruckus, yet the demonstrations are not being curbed. More than 600 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka's Western Province for trying to violate the nationwide curfew on Sunday, news agency PTI reported. The opposition has condemned the use of force on the protesters.

In Sri Lanka, MPs from the main opposition Samagi Jana Balvegaya raised slogans as they marched towards Dependence Square on Sunday. Sajith Premadasa, who is leading the march, said that we are protesting against the misuse of the Public Safety Ordinance to deprive the public of their right to protest. A total of 664 people have been arrested in the Western Province on Sunday. A federal lawmaker said police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesting students in central Sri Lanka on Sunday.