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Govt’s complaints to international bodies biggest irony of the year

Dec 24, 2012 News

 

 

– Sharma Solomon

Regional Chairman of Linden Sharma Solomon says that the government’s complaints about threats to democracy must be the irony of this century. According to Solomon it is the government that is threatening democracy by its failure to accept the will of the majority and implement the decisions made in the National Assembly. He said that the people of Guyana have given the mandate to the opposition to check the excesses of the government by giving majority support to the opposition and subjecting the government to the will of the people by making them a minority.
Solomon said that the minority government has singled out the Linden issue as a threat to democracy. He said that it is noteworthy that the people of Linden/Region Ten are in a fight to ensure that democracy works at both the national and regional levels. He said that the people of Region 10 and Linden are fighting to ensure that there is respect for the right to protest, to life and preventing the government from shooting down unarmed protestors, freedom of expression, sharing of ideas and information; the right to freedom of association and assemble; the right to pursue economic development; the right to be involved in decision-making and management on matters that affect their wellbeing; and the right to be treated as first class citizen in the land of their birth.
Solomon said that he is calling on the international community to remember their role and commitment to democracy and ask that in their engagement with the government they remind them about the honour of governing in the interest of all.
“Remind them that in a democracy it is the majority that rules and not the minority and that it is normal in democracies for the legislature to act as a check on the excesses and arbitrary use of power by the government,” Solomon noted.
Solomon has also shifted his eyes to the private sector, saying that they must be reminded of the loudness of their voices in calling for solutions to the Linden protest action. In the circumstances Solomon said that if the private sector is truly independent and is pursuing its own interest and have the people’s interest at heart, they must display similar loudness in calling on the government to honour the Agreement of 21st August 2012.
Solomon said that the region’s continued interaction with the people of  Linden convinces the regional leadership that the people are tired with the old thinking and no longer want to bear the scars of this bygone era.  He said that the new thinking demands politics of inclusivity, rule of law, dignity and respect for all. The Region hopes this can be realized in the near future.
As responsible leaders of Region 10, the engagements with the government will continue because civilized beings have to continue talking.
He said that the region approaches the engagements with the government in the spirit of compromise while promoting and protecting the interests of the people of Region 10.  Solomon said, “Compromise for us means we will not abandon the principles of the Constitution and the honoring of our laws. Our actions will be guided by the intent of the Constitution as it relates to local government”.

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