Thursday, July 14, 2022
Speaker To Officially Announce The Resignation Of President Goatabhaya Rajapakshe Tomorrow(15)
According to the Speaker's Office in Colombo the hard copy of the letter received by Speaker from the President is scheduled to be brought back to Sri Lanka before making any official confirmation of his resignation .
President Gotabhya Rajapakshe Said To Be Have Sent His Resignation Letter To The Speaker? -Reports
The Resignation Letter of President Gotabhya Rajapakshe had been received by the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane short while ago government sources have stated .
President Rajapakshe who had fled the country in the wee hours of last Morning (13) along with wife Ayoma rajapakshe and two security officers had sent his resignation letter to the Speaker via e mail from Singapore according to the sources .
President had arrived in Maldives last Morning from Air force Jet flying from Katunayake International Airport and amidst protest campaigns launched by Sri Lankans there he had stayed at a Star hotel in capital Male until this noon according to reports ,
However due to the opposition of local and Sri Lankan community in Male as well as of Opposition parties in Maldives he left for Singapore through a Saudi Air flight and touched down at the Changi International Airport there around 5 p.m Sri Lankan time according to the foreign Media .
Earlier President had promised that he will step down from Executive Presidency on Wednesday (13) but as he fled the country in wee hours yesterday he had continuously delayed sending the resignation letter to the Speaker .His delay of sending the letter may be due to the uncertainty risen regarding finding a place for him to reside critics have believed .
Meanwhile Speaker had not yet announced officially that he had received the resignation letter from president and officials are inspecting the legal validity of the letter it has been reported ,
President Rajapakshe had fled the country after the protesters of GO Gota home village in Galle Face green in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo along with tens of thousands of people arrived in Colombo from various parts of the country had captured his official residence in Galle face on 09th of July .
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Protesters Captured Prime Minister's Office During A Protest
A large group of Protesters belonging to the "Gotago home "protest campaign in Galle Face had today (14) captured the Prime Minister Ranil Wkramasinghe 's office at Flower Road in Colombo-07 following the clashes with armed forces deployed there .
The Protesters had arrived at the site and protested against appointing Prime Minister Ranil Wikramsinghe as the new acting president it has been reported ,Police have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters .But they have gathered again and managed to enter the premises by breaking the front gate ,Later the security forces deployed to provide the security to the Premier's office had left from the area .
Meanwhile protesters had captured state owned television stations National Rupavahini Corporation and Independence Television Network as well and declared them as nationalized institutions ,
President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe Didn't "Send His Resignation Letter Today (13)
President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe who had fled from the country amidst the opposition of public in wee hours of this morning (13) had issued an Extra ordinary Gazette Notification regarding the appointment of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe as the new acting president in Sri Lanka with effect from today to cover duties of Executive presidency in his absence .
Through this Extra ordinary gazette notification President Rajpakshe had stated as he is away from the country at present Prime Minister Wikramasinghe had been appointed as the new Acting President to cover powers ,activities and duties of the Executive presidency ,
President Rajapakshe had last Saturday (09) announced that he will step down from presidency within today ,But up to now he has not handed over his resignation letter to the Speaker it has been reported ,President Rajapakshe had arrived in Maldives this morning along with his wife and two security officers by Sri Lanka Air Force plane and later due to flying to Singapore as his final destination.
Acting President Wwikramsinghe Imposed An Island Wide Curfew
Acting President Ranil Wikramasinghe who had imposed an Island Wide state of Emergency and curfew in Western province since this Morning (13) had later imposed an Island Wide curfew until 5 a.m tomorrow (14) morning .
Acting President Wikramaisnghe had issued a gazette notification today regarding the Curfew imposed island wide .The Island Wide Curfew had been imposed due to to the protests held in various places throughout the island .
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