Colombo, April 6 : Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka and growing calls for Sri Lankan President’s resignation, the government on Wednesday said that Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstances. According to NewsWire, the members of the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party held a protest inside the Parliament chambers and chated “Go Home Gota”. The Parliament session holding a special debate on the current crisis was adjourned for 10 minutes after a heated argument between Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando and SJB MP Nalin Bandara. Fernando said, “As a responsible Government, we state President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign from his post under any circumstances.” Rajapaksa — amid public protests throughout the nation calling on the President and the government to resign — held political meetings and told political parties on Monday that he will not step down from the Presidency. The country is currently facing unending public protests over the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. With many MPs from parties aligned with Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)-led coalition deciding to call themselves as independent, the government has lost its two-third majority in Parliament. Rajapaksa’s cabinet has already resigned. The President has called on opposition parties to help him form a national government and accept cabinet portfolios. But the opposition has rejected the offer and instead told the President to resign. On Tuesday, the President had revoked the state of emergency that was imposed on April 2. RNJ