• The biggest ever protest march which Sri Lanka has ever seen will begin today from Kandy 
• Everyone will be able to see what we are going to do on May 1 

By Yohan Perera   

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will commence street battles to topple the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, SJB MP Harin Fernando said yesterday. 

MP Fernando told a press conference that the biggest ever protest march which Sri Lanka has ever seen will begin today from Kandy . “We will begin the protest march after worshiping the Dalada Maligawa and we will reach Colombo on May 1. SJB will then begin the exercise to chase the President and the government out of power. We will reveal the venue where we begin our struggle in Colombo later,” he said.   

“We gave an ultimatum of one month to the government to resolve issues faced by the nation on March 15. That one month is up now. Therefore, we will begin the struggle to remove the government from power. Everyone will be able to see what we are going to do on May 1 2022,” he added.   

He said SJB will get on with the struggle even if every protester is arrested and sent to jail. “We are not afraid to go to jail for the people,” he added.