Sri Lanka crisis Live Updates: Immigration officials withdraw operations as President Rajapaksa’s brother attempts to leave SL, says report
Direct Renewal of Sri Lanka Crisis: Immigration officials on Tuesday withdrew from the operation when former Minister and President of Gotabaya Rajapaksa Basil Rajapaksa tried to leave the country, the Daily Mirror based in Sri Lanka reported. “Immigration and emigration officials withdraw from operations in the ‘silk route’ lounge in Bia when former Minister Basil Rajapaksa tried to leave Sri Lanka. Rajapksa will fly to Washington through Dubai, “he said in a tweet.
Earlier on Monday, the AFP news agency reported that President Rajapaksa was flown to the Air Base near the Main International Airport, triggering speculation that he would flee to exile abroad. The President has fled from the Presidential Palace in Colombo under the protection of the Navy, shortly before thousands of protesters stormed the building. Both Rajapaksha and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that they would resign as soon as the new government was formed.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Parliament Sri Lanka in a statement said that the Parliament would reunite from July 15 while the new president for the country hit by a crisis will be elected on July 20. All Cabinet Minister Sri Lanka agreed to resign after an agreement was reached at the time. The establishment of all parties for all parties, said PM Wickremesinghe’s office.
Sri Lanka Crisis: The President’s house is still occupied by protesters
The demonstrators continued to occupy the official residence of President Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday, when they raised their demands and representatives Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned immediately.
The President must resign, the Prime Minister must resign and the government must leave,” said scriptwriter Ruwanthie de Chickera, one of the leaders of the protest movement, said during a press conference, as quoted by Reuters.
Both President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had offered to resign after they were forced out of their residence by protesters on Saturday.
Congress revealed solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka
When Sri Lanka rolled under the worst political and economic crisis, Congress on Sunday hoped that New Delhi would continue to help the people and the Sri Lanka government when they faced the difficulties of the current situation.
The Main opposition party revealed its solidarity with Sri Lanka and his people in the “serious crisis moment” and hoped they would be able to overcome it.
“The Indian National Congress has followed with the concern of the political situation that developed in Sri Lanka. Economic challenges, price increases and lack of food, fuel, and important commodities have caused great difficulties and difficulties among those there, “said President Sonia Gandhi’s Congress.
