As a member of the PPP/C, I condemn this move that borders on dictatorship

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As a member of the PPP/C, I condemn this move that borders on dictatorship

Nov 14, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
Mr. Ramotar’s decision to “prorogue” Parliament is a decision that I, a member of the PPP/Civic list in the 2011 general election, cannot accept, but only condemn as anti-democratic and boarding on dictatorship.
As a member of the PPP/Civic list, I was never consulted, invited to any PPP/Civic meeting nor even canvassed over the telephone for an opinion.
I remember at Freedom House on the night of the 2011 General Elections, telling Mr. Ramotar that he has to be a President of compromise, reconciliation and dialogue in the five years of his term, faced with a Parliamentary minority. I further told Mr. Ramotar in emails, personal conversation and at the one meeting, I was invited to in the last three years- to bring Mr. Granger and some of his APNU operatives into a Government of united efforts for our dear Nation. I furthermore always urged local elections which were promised personally to me by President Ramotar, and which have never materialized- a grave mistake on the PPP’s part and which will come to haunt this regime.
The no-confidence motion by the AFC is the excuse used to close down Parliament; I felt that that motion was not a tool to be used by the opposition at the present time. However, the presumptiveness of this government in not holding local elections in combination with financial irregularities and “strange happenings” with foreign investments convinces me that the decision to close down Parliament is definitely not in the interest of our Nation, especially the dread effects it will have on the business climate in Guyana.
President Cheddi would never have suspended the constitution as this PPP government has done. Even after the riots and bloodshed of the 1960s, Jagan offered a solution of coalition government, with compromise and national reconciliation.
Therefore, Editor, I would like the Guyanese public to know that I completely disassociate myself from the PPP’s decision to shut down our Parliament and more than that, to head down the road to perdition by breaking the backbone of democracy in our country. Parliament, in your heritage as an English speaking country, is the backbone of any democracy (along with the Press) and to close down Parliament, where Jagan was molded and nurtured as a politician, is a slap in the face of his legacy, and to his service to this nation. Shame on those who made this decision and shame on those who agree to it- a disgrace and calamity for our nation.
Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr)

2 thoughts on “As a member of the PPP/C, I condemn this move that borders on dictatorship”

galfromna November 14, 2014 at 10:29 am

Why not start your own Party Mr. Jagan. Your father would be proud of you for doing that. He would be appalled at the way the party he founded has been high-jacked by the present members. So I say to you be bold and courageous and start a spin off party to the PPP/C. Show the members what, continuously doing the wrong things even after being reprimanded brings.

Be Bold be courageous Mr. Jagan: Start a Spin off Party to the PPP/C and contest the elections. That would show me and others how serious you are about the atrocities committed by the present PPP/C government. It is time for the PPP/C to be split.
bl_666 November 14, 2014 at 5:30 pm

“… where Jagan was molded and nurtured as a politician, is a slap in the face of his legacy, and to his service to this nation. ”
They’ve been slapping his legacy in the face, and everywhere else, since b-b-barat took over, and you’ve only now noticed?

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