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Harry Gill’s ‘wild west’ tactics won’t find acceptance in the PNCR

Sep 10, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
Reading Harry Gill’s letter “An open letter to B. Beniprashad Rayman”, Kaieteur News, September 6, 2010, sounds like a man more obsessed with the inflation of his ego than the substance of his delivery.
Gill now claims that the 2009 PNCR Congressional election was “outright fraudulent.” He must supply the supporting evidence for his wild statements. A document written by someone or even few allegations of irregularities does not make an election “outright fraudulent” and Gill should ask those whom he takes his cues from to provide him their evidence to support his contentions.
In the “greatest democracy on earth…the good ‘ole USA” that he “see[s] at work every day” because he is “living in” it, he would be asked for the hard supporting information and source, for such allegations to be taken seriously or be viewed as credible. In the good ‘ole USA he would be discredited for blatant outright lies. Suffice that Gill cannot provide credible evidence then all he is doing is blowing hot air, joining the lawlessness or being an agent provocateur, none of which is helpful to the insurmountable problems that face this country, which we both seem to care about.
Gills is suggesting that someone other than me is behind my writing, again if that makes him comfortable and gives him cover to launch an attack on someone else then that just goes to show what his real purpose is. I will not say to Mr. Gill who I think he is for that would not change the content of his letter.  He is again wrong in indicating feelings of safety in the use of the name B. Beniprashad Rayman now residing in Canada. This is a name known publicly as a parliamentarian and PNC activist under LFS Burnham, the First Executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Desmond Hoyte and now as Central Executive member under Robert Corbin. I am real, are you real?
Reference to the AFC “stealing thunder” is as out of sync as all of Gill’s other claims, for the PNCR and its leader remain the major opposition force, a position which is earned, which many seem to envy and desire, not for the good of the nation but merely for self serving purposes and satisfaction of their raw, naked unconstitutional grab for power.
He goes on to say that he “never advocated lawlessness or the breaking of party rules that govern the PNCR.”
Yes, he does and he should re-read his letters. The PNCR is a democratic party and its election of 2009 was conducted in a democratic manner. Mr. Winston Murray who challenged Mr. Robert Corbin for the leadership of the party said that though there were irregularities, due to the wide margin Mr. Corbin would have won the elections. For Gill’s information again, irregularities also occur in the “greatest democracy on earth…the good ‘ole USA”.
The die has been cast on the 2009 PNC election. A leader was declared and his rivaling candidate Murray accepted this rightful declaration. The PNCR is governed by rules and have procedures to address concerns and anyone who disregards the rules and procedures is engaging in lawlessness. This is not just B. Beniprashad Rayman saying that, this is how democratic societies and democratic institutions work and this happens every day in “the good ole USA”.  If Harry Gill has a problem with it then he can be part of another system that makes his ‘wild wes’t tactics acceptable, because it won’t be allowed in the PNCR!
B. Beniprashad Rayman

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