{"id":40638,"date":"2022-05-06T20:54:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/lanka-ld-protests\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T20:54:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:24:44","slug":"lanka-ld-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/lanka-ld-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanka protests: Activists warn to lay siege to Parliament amid nationwide strike demanding Rajapaksas\u2019 ouster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-4128867239\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Colombo, May 6 (PTI) Sri Lankan student activists on Friday warned to lay a siege to Parliament as trade unions launched a crippling island-wide strike to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government over their inability to tackle the economic meltdown which has caused unprecedented hardships to the public.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3432244833\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p> Thousands of student activists from the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) blocked the main access road to the parliamentary complex since Thursday and carried on protests for almost 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p> The police fired tear gas shells and used a water cannon on the protesters to disperse them.<\/p>\n<p> The activists, calling for the resignation of President Rajapaksa and the government for their mishandling of the country\u2019s economy, vowed to return on May 17 when the assembly session reconvenes.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-1936568633\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p> \u201cWe will be back on the 17th and we will block all exit points to Parliament then. The Rajapaksas must resign before that,\u201d IUSF convenor Wasantha Liyanage said as they dispersed themselves from the protest site.<\/p>\n<p> They clashed with a few Opposition legislators as they were not allowed to leave.<\/p>\n<p> The Opposition MPs confronted Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeyawardene in his chamber, forcing him to take up the no-trust motion against the government.<\/p>\n<p> The day was marked by a crippling one-day strike by trade unions numbering over 2,000 covering all sectors.<\/p>\n<p> Sri Lanka\u2019s government has been facing a wave of protests around the country with an increasingly furious public demanding its resignation.<\/p>\n<p> All trade unions of health, postal, port and other government services have joined the strike. However, several pro-ruling party trade unions have declined to join.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-4223672235\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p> Businesses remained shut and roads appeared empty in most usually crowded areas.<\/p>\n<p> Mahinda Jayasinghe of the teachers&#8217; trade union said school principals and teachers did not attend schools.<\/p>\n<p> The privately-owned bus operators said they would anyway find it difficult to run services due to long queues prevailing at fuel stations for diesel.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe strike action was a success despite attempts by a few pro-government trade unions to scuttle it,\u201d SP Withanage, the railways trade union spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p> Niroshan Kodikara of the port trade unions said the first mass protest action since 1953 was successful.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe government must resign and we would be back striking from May 11th unless they resigned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p> The public transport was in a trickle and most businesses remained shut throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p> The government said it was holding an urgent meeting of the Cabinet to assess the situation in the country.<\/p>\n<p> Since April 9, the protesters have been staying near the presidential secretariat in the \u2018Gota go home gama\u2019 or Gotabaya Go home village and since April 26 the \u2018Mynah go home village\u2019 or \u2018Mahinda Go Home Village\u2019.<\/p>\n<p> Sri Lanka is currently in the throes of unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which has meant that the country cannot afford to pay for imports of staple foods and fuel, leading to acute shortages and very high prices.<\/p>\n<p> Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets across Sri Lanka since April 9, as the government ran out of money for vital imports; prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed and there are acute shortages in fuel, medicines and electricity supply.<\/p>\n<p> Despite mounting pressure, President Rajapaksa and his elder brother and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have refused to quit.<\/p>\n<p> On Thursday, they won a key election in Parliament when their candidate convincingly won the race for the post of Deputy Speaker. 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