Political Impasse

Sep 24, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

I have previously made contributions on some aspects of the situation now facing this country. Basically, we are seeing a situation where parties are indulging in the blame game. Why is it that the PPP did not want to go back to the House and broker a worthwhile deal while preserving some of their interests? Why do they still collect their parliamentary emoluments and other perks and not have the desire to get back to the House and help to fix the situation? Is this being responsible?
Loud-mouthing is one thing, but practically working towards a solution is another. In childhood we use to say that ”guitar and mouthar” ”are two different things. Yes indeed. We need to be conscientious and purposeful and to stay focused on the big picture. At this late stage in the day, we need the parties to get back to the House and extend the life of the National Assembly and get consequential matters sorted out amicably.
To my mind it is not a matter of picketing and behaving as if we have lost it. The CCJ ruling made the opening for the parties to come together for the common good and arrive at consensus regarding the reopening of the National Assembly strictly for the purpose of arriving at an election date.
As it stands the PPP does not really know the alternative to a government resignation right now. Should this government resign now it would be leaving a vacuum in the governance of this nation. It would be opening up an opportunity for ‘warlords’ to come in and combat with the security forces. The security forces of themselves would act very drastically and make life difficult for most of us. Sometimes we get what we wish for, but I trust that this does not befall this nation. We deserve better.
The recent picketing exercise was despicable to say the least. Those who organized it and all those who were complicit in this affair need to hang their heads in shame. In no country in the modern world would protesters been allowed such close proximity to a sitting president. No doubt bodies would have fallen either from injuries or even mortally.
The Police and the security detail exercised extreme tolerance at this shameful display. Those who have visas should try this same exercise with the Mayor of New York or even in the precincts of the White House. I was there when current sitting Mayor of New York, Mr. De Blasio was arrested in Queens, New York, for participation in an unauthorized picket line. He was duly handcuffed, processed and charged for unlawful assembly and disorderly behaviour.
It is high time Mr. Jagdeo calls off his troops. Their insistence on unlawful demonstrations will only get them in severe trouble. Police permission should always be sought for the mounting of a picketing/demonstration exercise. That’s the Law as civilized persons know it. Further, the media needs to concentrate on bringing the parties together and not keep on publishing articles/letters which can only be deemed as abrasive and incendiary.
The PPP is as much at fault as the government if not more, since it was their call to get back to the House expeditiously and not fan the flames of racial animosity. Editor, you and your other publishing house colleagues have your work neatly cut out.
Regards,
Cyril Walker

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