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I witnessed the shenanigans of the 1973 elections

Aug 11, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

I was looking from the diaspora at the Gildarie and Freddie Kissoon show on which Hamilton Green was on the hot seat. The latter said that the PNC did not rig the elections in 1973 and it was the Indo Guyanese who went to them and asked to vote for their party by proxy. I was born and lived at Seaforth Street, Campbellville until my departure from Guyana. I must say that I knew most of the elderly Indo Guyanese men and women on my street and the neighbouring ones. I addressed them as uncle and aunty. I joined the Guyana Police Force and was stationed at Kitty when the elections were held that year. I was at the age to vote and my place to cast my ballot was at Campbellville Government School. I can remember the subordinate officer told us at the station that we will have to vote by proxy. I declined after claiming that I had to vote at the said school and I will go in person.

Editor, on that faithful day, I was working alongside the returning officer at the same school where I saw everyone who came to vote. I saw several Afro Guyanese came and presented proxy forms with names of Indo Guyanese whom I knew and said they came to vote for them. I was shocked because I knew that these people were capable enough to cast their own ballots. When the real voters came to vote they were told that their votes were already casted by proxy and there was nothing they could have done to reverse it.

Editor, at the end of the exercise, my duty was to accompany the returning officer with the ballot box to Queen’s College for tabulation. As we were on our way in his car, there was a road block manned by senior GDF Officers at the eastern end of Thomas Road. I was ordered out of the vehicle and told that they will take over. The driver was directed to the GDF Headquarters where rigged ballot boxes were stored. I am sure there are many former military personnel who knew what took place on elections day of 1973. Hamilton Green can tell people who were not born that the 1973 election was not rigged but cannot tell me that in my face.

 

Regards,

Kenneth Singh

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