Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Amid the ongoing political upheaval in Sri Lanka triggered by the massive economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has refused to resign at the demand of the opposition parties, but is ready to hand over the Government to whichever party holds 113 seats wins in the majority in Parliament.
#SriLankaEconomicCrisis | President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuses to step down but ready to hand over the government to whichever party proves its majority https://t.co/EMx42GaPoK
— Jagran English (@JagranEnglish) April 5, 2022
Earlier also, when all the ministers in the cabinet had resigned, Rajapaksa had appealed to the opposition parties to join the cabinet. Opposition parties refused to accept that offer.
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