Go home Gota”
“Go home Jokers”
“You messed with the wrong generation”
These are few of the slogans on placards wielded by young protesters in Mirihana in front of the Sri Lankan President’s private residence. Even a cursory glance on the opinion pages of different Lankan newspapers would tell one in chorus that the country is going through a politico-economic transition. The people of Sri Lanka are clearly going through hard times, and optimism is hard to come by. Continuous power cut for more than 11 hours, long queue for diesel at pumps and for money at ATMs, scarcity of papers as exams are being cancelled for the students, severe shortage of essential commodities like rice, dal, milk powder, cooking gas, medicines etc. are causing unbearable suffering to the people of Sri Lanka. Power cut is the most serious one as manufacturing and service sector along with common households are dependent on it. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced a 13-hour daily power cut from March 31. The CEB Chairman said, “When God gives rain and CPC (Ceylon Petroleum Corporation) gives fuel, CFB can give power.”
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