The PPP must apologize to Dr. Jagan and his family for betraying his legacy

Mar 08, 2015 Letters

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Dear Editor,
With all that is being said and written about this great leader and man of the people, who was the father of this nation Dr. Cheddi Jagan, it is sad to point out a few things that Hydar Ally failed to mention in his letters and the PPP\C officials fail to say when they are on TV in Berbice and Nationally.
Yes, indeed Dr. Jagan was a great man that had the people’s interest at heart.  He wanted to see a better Guyana for all, where there will be equal opportunities and jobs for the youths that graduated.  He was a fighter for the working class especially those in the sugar and rice industries.  He wanted a modernized Guyana for all.  He wanted cost of living to be low, while he also wanted development to take place at a rapid pace.  Dr. Jagan was liked by all here and afar.  He was indeed the father of the nation and many looked up to him as a living guide and example.  He was truthful and trustworthy.  He was never a man that had intentions of owning Prados, mansions, pool houses, huge bank accounts, etc, from the hard working tax payers dollars.  That is why he is indeed a living guide for all leaders and a true Guyanese at heart.
But it is sad that this same PPP\C that he has founded and trained is now betraying this father of the nation’s legacy and ideology.  As a young man I have read of Dr. Jagan in his years in politics. He was in for unity, peace and power sharing, he also wanted to put a stop to the winner takes all policy.
In Dr. Jagan’s years in politics and up to today I have never heard anyone here and afar say that this father of the nation was corrupted, that he took bribes and that he shaft the Guyanese tax payers dollars.  He lived an honest and decent life until his death. Check his house in Bel Air and check as to the amount of properties and monies he had when he died.
But today we are seeing the opposite of this father of the nation’s party, the PPP\C, that he founded and died for. His party has become shameless, reckless and corrupted at all levels, from village groups to high offices.  But yet the same people that destroyed and continue to betray this great man’s legacy are praising him when they ought to apologize to this nation and his family for their wrong doings.  They call this man’s name in vain and come to Berbice saying that they are paying tribute to this great man but yet use the occasion to cuss down those that are not corrupted and want Guyana to move forward (look out Moses Nagamootoo your name will mention more times than Dr. Jagan come March 8th, 2015 at Babu John).
The PPP\C must come clean and tell the people of Berbice that Dr. Jagan, this father of the nation, was never a corrupted man like them in the PPP\C today.  They must tell the people of the world of this great soul and they must cry bitterly and apologize to Dr. Jagan and his family for betraying his trust and legacy in having a corrupted PPP\C party and government.  They must come clean and tell this nation as to what they had in their purse when they took government positions and what they have now as to bank accounts, cars and properties.
This is what they need to do, not cuss down the legacy of this great man.
Those in the PPP\C that say they are following the footsteps of Dr. Jagan should ask themselves these questions. (1) Was Dr. Jagan corrupted?. (2) Did Dr. Jagan ever sell out Guyana natural resources to foreigners and Guyanese cannot benefit?. (3) Did Dr. Jagan ever try to bully tax payers by increasing his pension package?. (4) Did Dr. Jagan ever try to hide monies in foreign bank accounts?. (5) Did he ever send his family overseas to live and maintain them while he worked for a better Guyana?. (6) Did Dr. Jagan ever own a multimillion dollar house and vehicles?. (7) Did this great man ever cuss down or send his ministers to cuss down foreign diplomats?. (8) Did Dr. Jagan ever betray the Sugar Workers and the working class in this country?. (9) Did he ever cuss down his own Guyanese brothers and sisters? (10) Did he ever use people wake houses to cuss up the opposition and gain support?.  (11) Did he ever learn the PPP\C people at that time to rape the treasury for their friends and families benefits?. (12) Did he ever rig any of the PPP\C internal elections?. And I can go on.
This great leader’s legacy is being betrayed since his death and the PPP\C continues to say that they are following in the footsteps of Dr. Jagan.  Are they telling us that if Dr. Jagan was alive he would have also join them in their corrupted quest against the hard working tax payers?.  I don’t think Dr. Jagan would have entertained any of them that are presently in this PPP\C.
I am calling on all Guyanese come March 8th, 2015, join hands in remembering the works of Dr. Jagan and not the betrayers of his legacy.  I am calling on the children of Dr. Jagan to make March 8th, 2015 a true remembrance of your great father.  Go out and tell the nation what type of man he was, especially this young generation who knew less of his works.  Go to Babu John and keep a true service for this great man.  Do not allow this present PPP\C to unrest your dad’s soul by betraying his legacy and cuss down Guyanese.  Show this nation that your dad is gone, but you all as his children can stand up and defend his works and legacy and that this same PPP\C that your dad made is destroying his legacy.
I know that Dr. Cheddi Jagan Jr. (Joey) is capable of defending his dad and I am calling on him to step out and help to return the days that your dad always wanted a True Guyanese Nation Under Love And Unity Where Peace Is the Reality.  Show these people that you will no longer allow them to use your dad’s name in vain and by doing this you are defending a great soul and leader for this legacy to live on.
Long live the memories of this great son of the soil and father of this nation Dr. Cheddi Jagan.
Abel Seetaram
AFC Executive.

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