COLOMBO, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday said, a committee, comprising the chief of defence staff, military commanders, and the inspector-general of police, has been appointed, to control the situation in the country, after protesters took over the Prime Minister’s Office.
In a televised speech, Prime Minister, Wickremesinghe, who was appointed as the acting president by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, said that, the committee had also been instructed to ensure the security and safety of citizens during the ongoing protests.
Protesters surrounded the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo yesterday, calling for the resignation of Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe.
Rajapaksa, who left for the Maldives earlier yesterday, was expected to hand in his resignation from the presidency later in the day, amid a severe economic crisis.
Wickremesinghe, as the acting president, yesterday declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew, in the Western Province, including in the capital, Colombo.– NNN-XINHUA
