Despite court orders and Police actions, thousands of people gathered in the capital Colombo city on November 16 to protest the Government’s restrictive austerity measures and shortages of food, fuel and other essentials, reports Colombo Page. Speaking at the Galle Face Roundabout in Colombo following the protest organized by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) under the theme 'People's Power Against a Cursed Government' over the rising cost of living and the problems facing the people, including the shortage of fertilizer in the country, Opposition Leader and the Leader of SJB Sajith Premadasa pledged to create a truly capable government free of corruption and fraud and to rebuild the collapsed country. He called on all the people of the country to take responsibility for the country and create a new era with a new vision.