No gas, nothing to eat: Fresh protests erupt in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Visuals released by news agency ANI show a big group of protesters raising slogans against the government with empty LPG cylinders.
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political and economic turmoil, fresh protests erupted in Sri Lanka on Friday night after protesters, reeling from the shortage of food and fuel, staged agitation outside Slave Island PS in Colombo, reported ANI. Visuals released by news agency ANI show a big group of protesters raising slogans against the government with empty LPG cylinders as Sri Lanka goes through the worst economic crisis the country has ever seen.
“No gas, nothing to eat either. We've been here since last night. Now they say that they don't have it. I've not received gas for 2 months," one protester told ANI.
Sri Lanka | Locals protest outside Slave Island PS in Colombo; say that they've had no access to LPG cylinders for over a month.
They say, "No gas, nothing to eat either. We've been here since last night. Now they say that they don't have it. I've not received gas for 2 months." pic.twitter.com/nvYFUBPE28
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2022