Massive protest near Sri Lanka President’s residence against economic crisis
Posted by Editor on March 31, 2022 - 9:21 pm
A Massive protest is being held at the moment near the Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence in Pengiriwatte road in Mirihana against the economic crisis.
Police were seen on premises attempting to curb the situation, and the people have initiated the protest against the rising cost of living, gas shortage and the fuel shortage.
Many were seen holding boards and participating in the protest.
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Has the ‘SL Spring’ begun?
There will be more in the coming days with the GGG slogan.
Reminds us of the last days Hosni and Gadafi and their clans following the Arab Spring.
Nope! 70 years of subsidised living on foreign borrowing has come home with added interest, exacerbated by loss of income from tourism due to COVID and massive price increase of oil in the world market. That is the long and short of it. Burn the buses today to protest. Then start protesting (and whining) tomorrow about lack of public transport.
This is excerpts from the BBC website just now (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60943192). “Millions of people will now feel the impact of an unprecedented £700-a-year rise in energy costs – at the same time as a host of bill hikes take effect.
The 54% rise in the energy price cap means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will now pay £1,971 per year.
A further rise pushing the annual bill up to £2,600 should be expected in October, one analyst has told the BBC.
Council tax, water bills and car tax are also going up for some on 1 April.”
People in the UK do not go on protesting since they are aware why the prices has gone up and try to live within means, unlike the baboons in SL.
Hi Indra Akke,
All fine, the costs are going up, no wonder.
The Rulers have been insensitive to the needs of the population.
They have no solutions.
The primary need now is to keep the $ payments for essentials, alive and kicking and regular.
The ships carrying essentials are moored offshore despite being give personal guarantees of payment by the Head of State.
Have seen a Ship’s Captain saying that the guarantees offered by HE are not worth the value of the paper on which it is written.
The Captain says he will enter the Harbor when the $’s are visible.
Roxie,
Your comment regarding a Ship’s Captain rejecting a personal guarantee from the HoS clearly shows the stature of our Leadership.
Outside our shores, our leaders are not respected even by a Ship’s captain.
Shocking!
The leader was called proper names: “G*** Pissek”.
The War Crim Military Commander must be flexing his muscles.
A Military takeover is a likely scenario among others, but would mean we jump into the fire from the frying pan, with a War Crim as the head of state.
Hay Bitch, I am replying to your:-
“The primary need now is to keep the $ payments for essentials, alive and kicking and regular.
The ships carrying essentials are moored offshore despite being give personal guarantees of payment by the Head of State.
Have seen a Ship’s Captain saying that the guarantees offered by HE are not worth the value of the paper on which it is written.
The Captain says he will enter the Harbor when the $’s are visible.”
Then go and pick some $$$s from the tress they grow. Otherwise, at least have a brain the size of a seed of ‘Aba’ to realise that if the majority of SSSs is earned via the tourism, the current behaviour of monkeys in Sri lanka blocking roads, rioting, burning buses and your cherished countrywide unrest is only going to stop them to come to this country and the monkeys will end up in a much worse situation. When you topple this government, the next one will go and borrow from another rich country in the short term who support them just to feed you monkeys from the borrowed money, subsidise to keep you happy. But that cannot be maintained for long and you monkeys and baboons will be singing the same after few years.