The Indications of Politics, Economics, and Fundamental Rights Instabilities in Sri Lanka: A Critical View-Based on The Galle-Face People’s Struggle of Sri Lanka in 2022

Thanabalasingam Krishnamohan and Halideen Fathima Rifasha
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Thanabalasingam Krishnamohan: Professor in Political Science, Department of Social Science, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Chenkaldy
Halideen Fathima Rifasha: B.A (Hons) in Political Science, Research Assistant

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 2, 1160-1174

Abstract: Freedom and democracy are often thought interchangeable but the two are certainly not similar. Democracy is the institutionalization of freedom and the constitution is the safeguard of democracy. Now to a more important question, what is the constitution? The answer is a set of fundamental rights or established precedents according to which an organization is governed making a clear demarcation of the responsibilities assigned to each individual responsible for running the organization. The well-kwon statement by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 “these dead shall not have died in vain– that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people†said. From this perspective, this research would answer the following questions; As a government elected by the Sri Lankan people, what are the risks faced in managing the economy smoothly and in looking after the welfare needs of the people? What are the reasons for a country, which appeared to be a country with economic stability and reliability after the 1980s, gradually started turning into a country full of corruption and fraud? why did Middle-class people, farmers, and fishermen were affected due to a shortage of fuel and gas? why did Urban people stand in long queues for cooking gas? In this case, how did spontaneous protests without leadership develop? Did fundamental rights are the rights of an individual to live his life safely and securely? In a democratic country, are all people’s fundamental rights constitutionally guaranteed and enforced by law? This research paper analyzes the root causes and background of the Galle-Face protest and the violation of fundamental rights that occurred. The qualitative analysis method has been used for this study. That is to say, events have been explained and studied through things related to human activities and characteristics such as thoughts, ideas, words, and terms. In this way qualitative data was collected for this review and analyzed using the deductive method, and conclusions and recommendations drawn thus are presented in this paper.

Date: 2023
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