EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Apr 3, 2022

Sunday, April 3, 2022

හිමි කරගත් ප්‍රේමය සුරැකීම යනු ප්‍රේමයට උරුම වූ කලාවකි බොහෝ දෙනා විසින් සිදු නොකරන ,(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )

Public Protests Were Held In Several Areas Today (03)

Although a 36 hour long Curfew and State of Emergency had been declared in the country .Several Protests were held today (03)in Colombo and outstation areas organized by the public urging President and the government to quit with immediate effect .

Several public organized protests were held this evening and night in areas like Borella ,Wijerama Road ,Rajagiriya Flyover Bridge ,Nugegoda Flyover bridge ,Negambo ,Kandana again the mismanagement of economy .

Meanwhile main opposition SAJABA and leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna had organized protest campaigns in Independence Square and Maharagama this morning amidst curfew

Government Had Banned All Formats Of Social Media This Morning -Later Lifted The Ban

During the ongoing Curfew All forms of Social Media Platforms including Viber .WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram ,Twitter ,Snapchat and Tik tok had been banned in Sri Lanka this morning (03)under the instructions of Ministry Of Defense .

However after the request made by the Chairman of Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake from the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to lift the Social Media Ban in view of informing public on daily power cut schedules the ban was lifted around 3.30 p.m .

Meanwhile the Chairman of Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Oshada Senanayake had today resigned from his post following the Social media ban /

Entire Cabinet Except Prime Minister Had Resigned

Entire Cabinet except Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe has decided to resigned with immediate effect according to Government sources.

The Cabinet Ministers met at Prime Minister's official residence "Temple Trees " in Colombo hours ago had handed over their letters of resignation to Prime Minister Rajapakshe the Sources have added .The Prime Minister is scheduled to be discussed on this matter with President Gotabhya Rajapakshe and take the final decision Minister of Education Dinesh Gunwardane has told the media .

Earlier rumors spread that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe has resigned from his post to allow President to form a caretaker government .However Prime Minister 's Media office had later denied these rumors .The Cabinet has decided to resigned due to the public wrath shown against the government it has been revealed .