Sri Lanka imposes curfew until Monday to curb protests over financial disaster

Sri Lankan authorities has imposed a curfew until Monday morning to quell all protests over the present financial disaster.

A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, supporter of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, inspects particles created by in a single day clashes between protesters and police close to the Sri Lankan President’s personal residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan authorities have imposed a 36-hour nationwide curfew until Monday morning to curb protests amid the worsening financial scenario.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Saturday, a day after indignant protesters demonstrated close to his residence demanding his resignation over the present financial disaster.

The authorities has termed the violent demonstration close to President Rajapaksa’s residence as “an act of terrorism” and blamed “extremist elements” linked to opposition events for the incident.

A nationwide protest has been known as for on Sunday because the nation finds itself unable to purchase from the skin world.

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Sri Lanka’s international foreign money reserves fell to $2.31 billion in February. This stalled its imports resulting in an acute scarcity of a number of important objects. Fuel is in brief provide, meals costs are rocketing and protests are rising louder every day.

The financial disaster is a results of tax cuts and the impression of Covid pandemic, coupled with weak authorities funds, resulting in international change reserves dropping by 70% within the final two years.