A special parliamentary debate has begun on the current situation in the country.
Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa opened the debate with a number of questions.
Why was the state of emergency imposed? Why was the curfew imposed? Why was social media blocked? Premadasa asked that these questions should be answered before the commencement of the debate.
Meanwhile, Premadasa pointed out that at present there is no Minister of Finance or Secretary to the Treasury in the country.
The Leader of the Opposition said that the new Minister of Finance had submitted several reports to Parliament yesterday and resigned.
He also demanded an explanation as to who was behind the group that arrived on unregistered motorcycles in military uniforms with masks and weapons to the protest held near the entrance of the parliament yesterday.
The Leader of the Opposition also explained how the dollar problem in the country could be resolved immediately.
He said that as revealed through the Pandora Papers, action should be taken to bring back the stolen money from the country.
