Political parties point fingers for Agricola protest

Oct 13, 2012 News

As tension continues between the Guyana Police Force and citizens enraged by recent police killings, the two major political parties are playing the blame game. They are accusing each other of being responsible for Thursday night’s Agricola protest action that affected thousands of commuters plying the East Bank Demerara route.
The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has called the Agricola protest an APNU and an AFC orchestrated event. APNU has in return condemned the PPP saying that the insensitive, incendiary and irresponsible remarks made by Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, and members of the PPP Cabinet caused the Agricola uprising.
The PPP said it “condemns in the strongest possible manner the disruptive and violent acts meted out to ordinary Guyanese by the AFC and APNU organized protest Thursday evening in the vicinity of Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara.”
The Party said that “thousands of Guyanese from all walks of life had their freedom to travel impinged by the ruthless action of the opposition who is bent on a campaign of creating instability and undermining economic and social progress in the country.”
The PPP said that it is not at odds with the rights of citizens to a peaceful protest but “condones the trend of lawless demonstrations as has characterized certain activities associated with the AFC and APNU and their extremist allies.”
PPP however commended the police for remaining calm in the face of such provocative actions and attacks which they said was captured and broadcast on national television. They asked the ranks “to resist all efforts by the opposition to draw them into a violent confrontation.”
On the other hand, APNU posited that the current Administration through Dr. Luncheon provoked the citizens when it uttered that “Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee was not going to be moved,” and, “In the words of Muhammad Ali- let’s get ready to rumble.”
APNU said that the citizens were further incensed when they saw that murder accused of Agricola teen, Shaquille Grant, was being given preferential treatment when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court prior to the protest.
The Opposing Party asserted that irresponsible statements were made and these infuriated the citizens. APNU added that disorder subsequently erupted in the afternoon on the roadway passing through the Agricola Village– the scene of the police shooting that left Grant dead.
APNU condemned those statements and appealed for calm and respect for the rights of all other citizens, even as it upheld the right of citizens to protest against Police killings.

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