Due to the Cutrent Exonomic Crisis in the Country Government had decided to give Sinhala/Hindu New Year holiday for all government and Government approved Schools with effect from tomorrow(07).
Eaelier Government hss planned to give new year holidays for schools from this Friday (08)The next term of Schools will be started on 18th of April as the first school term in 2022 it has been announced.
President Gotabaya Rajapakshe had removed the State Of Emergency he had imposed in the country since last friday (01)under the name public Emergency situation .
President"S secretary Gamini Senerath had issued an extra ordinary gazatte notification regarding the removal of State Of Emergancy with effect from midnight last night(05)
The reason behind this move is due to the Government lost it"s majority in Parliament .
One of the four Cabinet Ministers that had been appointed by President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe yesterday (04) Finance Minister Ali Sabry had resigned from his portfolio today (05).
In a resignation letter sent to the President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe Former Minister Sabri had stated that he had accepted the Ministerial Portfolio as an interim measure and would like to accept a position in a stable government ,
During the Parliament proceedings held today (05) 42 MP's representing allied parties of the Government have announced that they will remain as an Independent Group in Parliament by creating a situation that Government has lost it's majority .
Accordingly former President and the Chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena had announced that 14 SLFP Parliamentarians will be functioned as an independent group in the Parliament from today and Former Minister Wimal Weerawanshe had informed the speaker that 16 members of the Government including himself will remain as an Independent Group .
Twelve MP s representing Sri Lanka Progressive Party (Sri lanka Podujana Peramuna ) too had announced that they will remain as an independent group in Parliament.
Huge Protest is being underway in front of the Official residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe at Wijerama Road ,Colombo -07 since this evening (05) .
A large number of Police personal are being deployed to provide security to the official residence of Premier it has been reported ,The protesters including many University students are shouting slogans against the Premier and government according to reports .
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