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Where were the leaders?

Jul 27, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
My blood boiled when I read the headline of Kaieteur news of July 19, 2012 which screamed, “Linden protest turns deadly, four dead two dozen injured.” The political opposition APNU and AFC were not instigating that the protest.
Surely those who protested were supporters both of the APNU and AFC. The question which I ask is, “Were the people of Linden entitled to the leadership of APNU and AFC in this protest?” How is it that no leader of APNU and AFC was in the forefront to face the volley of bullets and protect the people?
I remember well the period at the Office of the President when the people marched all the way from as far as Belladrum, West Coast Berbice. When the marched reached New Garden Street Robert Corbin lost his way and somehow found himself in the vicinity of the Ministry of Finance when the volley of bullets were fired at his comrades at New Garden Street. It is not the citizens who were shot and killed that day; it was the PNC which lost some of its supporters.
Again I recall the killing of Donna Herod in the vicinity of Freedom House. Where were the leaders of the PNC? I recall well, after the Lugisnan massacre the people were marching to Georgetown. I learnt that the police were going to fire at the crowd to ensure that the march did not reach Georgetown.
I later saw in the vicinity of Beterverwagting I noticed that the police had taken up battle position. I tried to turn back the march and placed myself between the marchers and the police and the marchers, women were crying and stating that they intended to die that day.
It only when Dr Ram, the dentist at Annandale came that the people halted, he knew many of them personally. We were not leaders of anyone.
I have walked with old soldiers —- Granger, Collins and Harmon (not too sure). Where was the former Commissioner of Police Felix? Where were Benschop and Kissoon? Where were champions of black rights, David Hinds and Lincoln Lewis? Where was Ramjattan.  I frown upon them all.
Vic Puran

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