Srilanka declares Emergency

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Mar 06, 2018, 02:59 PM

Srilanka declares Emergency

Colombo Mar 6: In a Move to maintain law and Order in control in Srilanka the Government had declared 10 days state of emergency in the country. Currently, clashes are going on between Buddhist people and Muslim People in the Country.

Recently some Buddhist groups have attacked Muslim Mosques, shops and houses in Sri Lanka's central district of Kandy.

The attackers have said that Muslims from past one year have forced people to convert Buddhist people to Islam and destroyed Archeological sites.

Some Buddhist leaders have also protested against Refugee Rohingyas who are staying in the country and this has led to communal riots.

Srilankan Government has said that "At a special cabinet meeting, it was decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days to prevent the spread of communal riots to other parts of the country.It was also decided to take stern action against people who are instigating violence through Facebook".

However Many people have slammed the government and urged them to take action against the mobs.