Sri Lanka crisis live updates: Oppn parties to hold special meet to discuss all-party govt

Sri Lanka crisis live updates: Police, on Sunday (July 10), arrested three people for setting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private home on fire as reported by ANI.

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The Sri Lanka crisis saw huge protests by citizens in Colombo on Saturday (July 9) as they stormed the homes of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. This led to both the leaders agreeing to step down from their posts to make way for an All-Party government. Rajapaksa has informed that he will resign from the Presidency on the 13th July. 

Dramatic visuals from outside Rajapakse's residence on Saturday showed a sea of demonstrators storming into the compound, tearing down security cordons placed by police, taking a dip in the swimming pool and romping through his kitchen and home.

Following multiple COVID-19 waves, Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its biggest economic crisis since winning independence in 1948. This crisis threatens to reverse years of prosperity and seriously jeopardises the nation's capacity to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Police have occasionally deployed needless and excessive amounts of tear gas and water cannon. Armed forces have occasionally also fired live ammunition amid protests.

Stay tuned to Zee News for live updates on the Sri Lanka crisis.

10 July 2022

15:00 IST

Sri Lanka crisis updates: Opposition parties set to meet to discuss government formation

Main opposition parties are scheduled to meet to discuss the formation of an all-party government after the resignation of the Sri Lankan PM and President. (ANI)

13:27 IST

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