the majority of Sri Lanka government Ministers submitted their resignations on Monday amid widespread anti-government protests against rising the prices.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his comrades brotherPrime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, they are the only members of The government who They did not tender their resignations after an all-night crisis meeting.
The president named only four new Ministers on Monday, leaving 26 vacancies. He called on members of the opposition to accept cabinet posts, but they did declined He called for new elections.
One of The new They were appointed by the Minister of Finance, Ali Sabri, who Replacing the chief brother, Basil Rajapaksa who Partially blamed for The current financial calamity in The country that resulted in shortage of Basic food, fuel and gas.
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, another presidential relative, also Has stepped up down. The powerful Rajapaksa family He ruled Sri Lanka for a long time politics.
Despite the curfew on Sunday, more from 20000 people Protest all over the country against rising prices and power interruptions; who – which built on Many smaller protests in last weeks
fuel shortage a key cause of protests. But food prices have also rose sharply. dense country in debt And it urgently needs dollars to import fuel, gas, food and medicine from abroad.
Sri Lanka ordered from India and China for help Buy food and fuel for her also to request financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund.
During the protests the demonstrators also Request to resign of the chief and governmentsaying they have failed to solve the crisis. The demonstrators demanded new elections.
Lifting the curfew on Monday and expected protests across the country. was one already Underway on the ancestors of Prime Minister Rajapaksa home in Tangali.
