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PPP has ruled for 21 years with PNC’S “Dictatorship Constitution”

Oct 07, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
I found the headline of Hydar Ally’s letter, “October 5 – A defining moment in the political life of Guyana,” (KN 10-5 13) to be absolutely correct as the 21 years of PPP rule have certainly defined the PPP as being always obsessed with power rather than genuine concerns for democracy and free and fair elections. The PPP loves to rehash the PNC’s rigging of elections and undemocratic rule but I do wish either Hydar Ally or former “PPP intellectual” Ralph Ramkarran could answer the following questions.
During the Cold War and the resultant 28 years of PNC rule the PPP persistently advocated Stalin style Marxism/ Leninism for Guyana. Could the PPP please state which communist country had opposition parties, free and fair elections and a free press. Could the PPP say in which communist country the masses did not line up for food. Could the PPP please say why it never called on the communist countries to ensure free and fair elections in Guyana.
The socialist phase of PNC rule from 1974 to 1985 was the worst of the PNC but that was when the PPP declared support for the PNC soon after the rigged 1973 elections, proposed a National Front Government with the PNC in 1977, proposed a National Patriotic Front Government with the PNC after the rigged 1978 referendum, and entered into secret power sharing talks with the PNC after the assassination of Walter Rodney in 1980 to establish a one party state.
The PNC rigged the 1978 referendum and foisted the dictatorship constitution upon us in 1980. The PPP has ruled since 1992 with the same constitution. In fact, the PPP’s Attorney General Anil Nandalall is always in praise of that constitution. Why does the PPP love the Burnham dictatorship constitution so much.
After the death of Burnham in August 1985 his successor Desmond Hoyte said enough of the socialist nonsense and embarked upon the dismantling of Burnham and Jagan’s socialism. He lifted the ban on food items and freed up the economy. Hoyte permitted a free press, started to restore an independent civil service, and after the Cold War was over, and against tremendous opposition from “ socialists” in the PNC, he returned Guyana to free and fair elections in October 1992 which returned the PPP to power.
Could the PPP please tell its supporters why during its 21 years reign it has not formed a National Front Government with the PNC, nor a National Patriotic Front Government, nor shared power with the PNC; after all that was what the PPP proposed in the 1970’s. Most of all could the PPP say why it has kept the PNC dictatorship constitution.
In the last seven years of PNC rule, Hoyte had succeeded in eradicating armed banditry and government corruption, and he had in fact jailed several PNC strongmen like the Rabbi Washington and Errol Butcher. Could the PPP say why it freed those men when it came to power. Could the PPP say why during its 21 years reign, armed banditry has flourished, corruption in government is rampant, and why narco-trafficking and money laundering now account for 50% of the economy.
Malcolm Harripaul

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