COLOMBO: Leading Sri Lanka's politics into further meheyem, a majority of the political parties have reportedly threatened to bring a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister and Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Speaker has been advised by the opposition parties that Ranil Wickremesinghe should resign immediately and that Parliament should be called right away.

Despite the use of excessive force by the police and military, who used water cannons, tear gas, and eventually shot in the air, protestors demanding the departure of Wickremesinghe took over the prime minister's office. Nearly 40 demonstrators were injured and taken to the hospital.

Following that, protesters proceeded to the Speaker's official residence and Parliament, where they were violently repelled, leaving 42 people hurt, including two soldiers and a police officer. A 26-year-old protester was slain during Wednesday's bloody demonstrations.

Shavendra de Silva, the Chief of Defence Staff, urged the people to maintain calm and support the security forces until the next President is elected by Parliament on July 20.

On Wednesday, Wickremesinghe imposed emergency regulations and a curfew in the Western province; however, he then expanded it to the entire island and lifted it at 5 a.m. on Thursday. The political parties were asked by the acting president, Wickremesinghe, to elect a prime minister who would be well-liked by both the ruling party and the opposition.

As promised on July 9, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not leave office as promised. Instead, he departed the nation as widespread demonstrations across the island and demonstrators occupied both his official residence and the President's Office. The Speaker claimed that so far, the President has not reached out to him in any way.

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