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Bas loyalists: His job not vacant
Published: 27 Jan 2010
United National Congress members who are loyal to Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday say there is no vacancy for Panday’s job. At least three party officials said yesterday that there was an agreement before Sunday’s national executive elections for Panday to remain as Opposition Leader despite who was elected political leader of the party. Siparia MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar emerged the winner with more than 13,000 votes, nearly ten times more than the 1,359 votes that former UNC leader Basdeo Panday received. The third candidate, Tabaquite MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, got just 729 votes.
“An agreement was reached before the elections that whoever is elected political leader, Mr Panday would remain as Leader of the Opposition,” a source confirmed. Another source said he found it strange a certain person was demanding that Panday should relinquish the position of Opposition Leader. The source added if the official wanted Panday to relinquish the position, he should write a letter to President George Maxwell Richards expressing a desire to change the Opposition Leader and have the required number of MPs in support of the move.
New UNC chairman Jack Warner said on Sunday night that Panday should do the moral thing and relinquish the post of Opposition Leader and allow Persad-Bissessar to perform that role as well.
Extrapolate after
Extrapolate after honeymoon.
But first, congrats to Mrs Bissessar, she won the political leadership fair and square. She has a lot of team building to do and that's no easy job, all the bickering and bitterness and permutations and combinations with what has become a true bacchanal party.
1. Do 13,000 votes automatically translate into 21 constituencies?
2. Are all the new UNC executive members equal in talent and experience to the current MPs and senators? Granted that they will learn in time. But does UNC have enough time to train and groom them for national office? Maybe.
3. Would the new members display the same 'don't care' and pompous attitude of some of the present Executive? I listened to 'young' Colin Partap on the campaign trail, and can assure you that if he continues to display the 'attitude' he displayed then it won't be long before he's shown the political door. He doesn't sound much different from Panday at his worst.
4. It is no secret that many of the MPs were dead horses and many purported constituents would call in to the Dr Rambachan show on 106.1 on mornings and complaing about their non-performing MPs, including many who claimed to belong to Mrs Bissessar's, Mr Harry Partap's, Chandresh Sharma's, Kelvin Ramnath's, the Pandays' and a good few other Opposition MPs' constituencies. Jack Warner was the only man who seemed to win praise and support, despite his physical absence, but his service to Chag. West is unparalleled.
5. Would there be an automatic return of COP members? COP members come from everywhere, not only the UNC. If UNC wants and amalgam with the COP it's quid pro quo. Nothing will be for free. Then, migration of membership cannot always be guaranteed.
6. Could they (the 'new UNC') push out Panday and not escape 'unscathed'? People must not deluded that everybody is a Panday hater. Although the Panday haters seem to far outweigh the Panday lovers, could Panday make a difference in some of the marginal seats? Even his enemies acknowledge, albeit grudgingly, that he did a lot for the country. People eventually sympathise with underdogs,
don't forget that.
So, there are a lot of emotions being published and people are lapping it up. Bacchanal is sweet and we Trinis love a lil bacchananl about a man, his wife, his daughter, especially if some political 'horning' took place.
But the dust will clear eventually and people will have to take a long hard sober look at the whole political scene and make a critical judgement about 'who to put'.
The PNM is no weak party and has some money in the treasury at their disposal. So Panday Haters and 'New UNC', don't gloat yet. A day in politics is an eternity.
trikkeepatbjung
Shanghaitrickypat -
Shanghaitrickypat - Interesting:-
Missed your contributions, especially during these trying times. Yes, I do realise that sometimes it is difficult to have 'a say' and survive ....
I do however enjoy reading contributions from across the board. (Exceptions being 'unwanted' language and compositions.) I may not agree or disagree with all the opinions being expressed, but I do find it valuable reading as it gives a different perspective. Got to give it to our people; they never fail to surprise me.
If you heard or read Pres. Obama's State of the Union Address - Jan 27th - you will find that political life and keeping your head above water does not make for a walk in the rose garden.
In all the bru-ha-ha it is not difficult for one to come to the conclusion that perhaps Mr. Panday is at the top of the 'Most Hated List'. However, I would like to think tnat many are reacting without really thinking about the repercussion of their actions, as is evident from some commentaries on this platform: That's not a good thing, as it shows lack of accountability and ethics. In every melee some voices are more prominent and controlling than others. It's not preferred, but that's life.
Without a doubt Mr. Panday has served this country well, but at time has allowed himself, intentioally or not, to attract negative attention, like many in political life.
You have taken a somewhat 'back seat' sitting in the 'observation deck' watching the games being played, and I must say that your contribution today is no 'throw away' either. You have presented a number of interesting points, and I respect your right to do so and justify same.
Eventually, and very soon I hope, the voice of reason will rise to the top so that we can get back to addressing what's really of value, and essential to us in this country. Whether Mr. Panday remains as Leader of the Opposition or not will determine how progressive the UNC can become in serving this country. How he conducts himself under these trying times will prove his value to this party and country's future. We must never underestimate the intelligence and cunningness of this man.
In our private lives we 'love' and/or 'hate'. However in politics these are not traits that are authentic; and if they are seen, then I would have to say they are rather 'hero' worship and/or 'misdirected attention' that comes and goes like a tornado - fleeting fancies. You said that "A day in politics is an eternity." You are so quite right.
I do hope that we can pick up the pieces and move with caution and haste to put together a strong and compelling UNC Party to serve people and country. I see value in Mr. Panday, Mr. Dookeran and Mr. Maharaj, and great care must be taken to ensure that they are not sent into exile. There knowledge and experience should be recognised and be accessible to this 'New UNC'. They may be big and powerful men, but their egos are fragile. Their official roles would have to be determined in time. How we handle this could determine our success or failure.
The 'old UNC' has brought dangerous negative attention and bitterness to their doorsteps via their campaign 'platform'; and even this platform. That's a bitter pill to swallow. But this too can be worked on to rectify the divide that has been created.
Sorry, but I have not witnessed any "honeymoon" yet ...
Hey, I may be partial, but I see a lot of value in the 'new' Leader. So there goes.
Submitted with the utmost respect for a fellow blogger.
Gardenia
trinitodebone...Lets not go
trinitodebone...Lets not go there, however i will agree UNC pussycat fighting is harmless. As for the PNM-Dog fight 40, crime is a national, and socialogical issue everyones affected by crime of all sorts. But until then Solutions UNC Pussycat, Solutions if not then you stay in opposition position.....
I think really that UNC has
I think really that UNC has grown accustom to that position and feel right at home there. They na moving ..... but I moving with COP.....
Look at Moonilal cuddling up
Look at Moonilal cuddling up next to Kamla. The bloody hypocrite. Ah bunch of loosers if I ever see one. Moonilal you is ah lil boy< ha ha but Stand tall men stand tall :-)
PNM_TILL_I_DIE
trinitodebone...13,000 votes
trinitodebone...13,000 votes determine the direction of a party that wants to rule Trinidad. Thats is the most assnine logic for all this belief of Kamla being the savior for Trinidad. Its stupid its a INDIAN cat fight going on and its not reflective of who the electorate would favor in a election. Kamla and the UNC are getting ahead of themselves. Come with real ideas and solutions not just the PNM mashing up Trinidad, and we dont want to be in opposition anymore.
To de bone - don't look now
To de bone - don't look now but your ass(nine) is missing an "I". Maybe your PNM ass has one less thus your blindness? You would prefer your PNM dog fight = 40 plus dead already?
COP to save TNT+ Kamla part of UNC = UNCOP, United National Congress of the People.
PNM + Panday part of UNC = new wing of Golden Grove.
johnjames writes>>
johnjames writes>> Dicksonrp,Prince,Ozzie,Marchalis,wiggins ,kaboni,AJ,JT ,Gardenia et all who promote Unity>>>> we have to watch the persistent bombardment hailing from Fairyboy/RyanR--he's hell bent of causing friction in this Unity process!!! he wants to see the polarization of the 2 majos ethnic groups--all his hidden agenda is displayed daily!! We'll all have to be vigilant!!
By all means, these MPs
By all means, these MPs could support Mr. Panday as opposition leader. However, in the party that makes up the opposition in the house, it is the good lady who wears the pants. As much as we may want to say otherwise, the woman is the boss in the house.
The man behaves like a child throwing tantrums and throwing membership cards on the floor, disrespecting the people who have turned to the UNC as a conduit to good governance and on top of that he has his picture takes to prove how much he disrespects the membership? Those cards should be treated so much better than that because of the sacred trust that the people have placed in the party.
So whatever little boy behavior Mr. Panday wants to engage in, he and all the little ones who have surrounded him need to remember, Kamla is the boss now and she needs to be shown the respect she deserves.
James (observing from Poland)
Sollo, yuh damn right. Let
Sollo, yuh damn right. Let Bas and his stooges remain where they are in Parliament. Like Bas, the stooges are more dotish. Aren't they aware that they are playing straight into Patos' hands. The public is now getting first-hand knowledge of the incompetence of the UNC. Would anyone in his right mind want to put the future of this country in the hands of these 'sickos'? Just remember that as long as Bas remains within the folds of the UNC, that party will continue to be the Opposition. And Bas, is a 10 to 1 'cutarse' yuh get in yuh rukuh kuh tung kung, so just buss it! Remember COP is the saviour.
Hear .. hear ... hear
Hear .. hear ... hear
johnjames writes>>> for the
johnjames writes>>> for the records
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
UNC confirms final results of internal election
Final results published by the United National Congress in the party's Internal election held on Sunday January 24, 2010:
1. Political Leader:
Number of ballots cast for Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj 729
Number of ballots cast for Basdeo Panday 1,359
Number of ballots cast for Kamla Persad-Bissessar 13,493
I declare Kamla PersadBissessar as the winner.
2. Deputy Political Leader:
Number of ballots cast for Shama Deonarine 1,801
Number of ballots cast for Rupert T Griffith 2,742
Number of ballots cast for Wade Stephen Mark 2,959
Number of ballots cast for Roodal Moonilal 3,087
Number of ballots cast for Lyndira Oudit 9,306
Number of ballots cast for Surujrattan Rambachan 10,648
I declare Surujrattan Rambachan, Lyndira Oudit and Roodal Moonilal as the winners.
3. Chairman:
Number of ballots cast for Vasant Bharath 2,744
Number of ballots cast for Jack Austin Warner 9,195
I declare Jack Austin Warner as the winner.
4. Deputy Chairman:
Number of ballots cast for Tim Gopeesingh 2,693
Number of ballots cast for Fuad Khan 11,526
I declare Fuad Khan as the winner.
5. Policy and Strategy Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Winston McKenzie 213
Number of ballots cast for Collin J Partap 10,875
Number of ballots cast for Hamza Rafeeq 2,513
I declare Collin Partap as the winner.
6. Education Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Perry Eddison Bowen 1,868
Number of ballots cast for Daphne Ethlyn Phillips 11,487
I declare Daphne Phillips as the winner.
7. Research Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Arnold Ram 10,986
Number of ballots cast for Ved Seereeram 2,164
I declare Arnold Ram as the winner.
8. Elections Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Amarnath Jaggasar 718
Number of ballots cast for Ramlochan Panchoo 2,230
Number of ballots cast for Ramona Ramdial 10,302
I declare Ramona Ramdial as the winner.
9. Treasurer:
Number of ballots cast for William Archie 10,257
Number of ballots cast for Shahnaaz Bissessar 2,009
Number of ballots cast for Elizabeth Mohammed-Ali 595
Number of ballots cast for Sunil Sharma-Maharaj 373
I declare William Archie as the winner.
10. Party Organiser:
Number of ballots cast for Rudy V Narinesingh 2,097
Number of ballots cast for Venosh Sagewan-Maraj 11,207
I declare Venosh Sagewan-Maraj as the winner.
11. International Relations Officer:
Number of ballots cast for Shane A Mohammed 10,524
Number of ballots cast for Chandresh Sharma 3,077
I declare Shane Mohammed as the winner.
12. Regional Representative Tobago:
Number of ballots cast for Hilford Clarence Phillips 3,757
Number of ballots cast for Junior Barrington Thomas 4,310
I declare Junior Barrington Thomas as the winner.
13. Regional Representative East:
Number of ballots cast for Yvette Richards 10,139
Number of ballots cast for Taran B Sooklal 987
Number of ballots cast for Prakash Williams 2,131
I declare Yvette Richards as the winner.
14. Regional Representative North:
Number of ballots cast for Cassandra Samuel 4,008
Number of ballots cast for Don Sylvester 4,495
I declare Don Sylvester as the winner.
15. Regional Representative Central:
Number of ballots cast for Rasheed Azim Karim 4,126
Number of ballots cast for Sylvester Peter Ramquar 4,339
I declare Sylvester Ramquaras the winner.
16. Regional Representative South:
Number of ballots cast for Shanty Boodram 10,877
Number of ballots cast for Glen Ram 2,618
I declare Shanty Boodram as the winner.
Dated this 26th day of January 2010
(Signed) Kemchan Ramdath | Chairman of the Internal Elections Committee
Everybody telling Mr Panday
Everybody telling Mr Panday to give up the position of Leader of the Opposition, he will if he could, but it is Oma who is calling the plays, so he and his boys staying put.
Oma, if you read this, let Mr Panday give Kamla the position, she will thank you for it by inviting you to spend a night at the palace when she moves in. You will still get the front row seat at the UNC events and you will still get free roti went you are in Fort Lauderdale.
The Ghost
The irony is that she
The irony is that she couldn't take anybody to court over this issue, since when Dookeran was anointed leader of bacannal center otherwise known as the UNC, it was she who was anointed, by the same Panday, to assume the position of leader of the opposition. So now that the chickens have come home to roost, she cannot run to court or to the President to move Panday because it was she who set the precedent of being the leader of the opposition in Parliament when she wasn't the leader of the party. Panday boi stay right de. Tell them you na leaving
Oh Gwad Rivers - yuh put it
Oh Gwad Rivers - yuh put it de best - I could not say it any better. See my earlier post higher up in the blog. Ah call it Poetic Justice. And dese people still want us to support and vote fuh UNC and write off COP jus so???? I don't know what to say again, I don't know how to put it in words boi, u better try. But I wonda if UNC supporters will see the logic with their blind support blinkers on just as they see the stupid PNM supporters with theirs. They need to look in the mirror ......
This situation is a clear
This situation is a clear example of why Panday and cohorts are not fit to lead. Rather than have Panday step aside, they would have him remain and frustrate any hope for change and reform within the party.
"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power" (Alan Cohen).
Panday is no longer meaningful to the UNC and by extension the 'new' politics of Trinidad and Tobago - Why can't they see this? Why can't Panday see this?
Agreed, Panday is once again
Agreed, Panday is once again guilty of duplicitious behaviour.. Making a 'secret' deal right ahead of the elections, but saying in public that he would follow the will of the people.
Those MPs who continue to support him as Opposition Leader are also guilty of a number of things - not the least of which are greed; not serving their constituencies and a grab for power. It's not about whether they 'need' their job or their salary. These are people who parade that they are representing their constituents on the one hand, but conveniently turn the proverbial 'blind eye' to the 10:1 election results, voted on by the same constituents.
These MPs are power hungry and at the same time show the hypocrisy of their behaviour by their actions. Putting self before country !!
Regrettably, the UNC can never progress with this type of divisive behaviour.
Lois
Lois - I don't know what
Lois - I don't know what hold Mr Panday has on some of these MPs, to motivate them to want to continue to blindly follow him. I actually went to secondary school with one of them...Roodal Moonilal (at Mod Sec). He wasn't all that brilliant up to form 3, but the turning point and motivation for him to study was when a certain girl asked him if he wasn't shame to be such a dunce. After that epoisode you couldn't pull him off his books. Maybe what he needs now is another wake up call.
Maybe someone needs to call out to him and say don't be such a dunce by blindly following and supporting Mr Panday.
That must be the most
That must be the most important sentence that gyul ever utter in she life...
Jumbie's Watch
Peter - the more things
Peter - the more things appear to change, the more it remains the same. This is the situation with Moomoolal. He still duncy .....
Panday reminds me of a
Panday reminds me of a little boy when I was about 10 yrs old. We used to go to King George V park and play cork ball cricket and this little boy owned the cork ball. Whenever he got out, he would take the ball and the game was over. We learnt to play the game by his rules and bowled him lollipops so that he could bat forever. Bas reminds me of that little boy who incidentally has grown up to be 46 yrs old and is not much different to Bas. Thank God he is not in politics. We could not affort 2 Basdeo Pandays!!
mgzak - lets hope that Mr
mgzak - lets hope that Mr Panday will find it in his heart to give up the 'cork ball' for the greater good of the UNC and the country.
Peter - den he go have to
Peter - den he go have to give up Oma too, so you know there is no way. He holding on to he cork ball - his last vestige of manhood ......
What about those boxes of
What about those boxes of membership cards???????
Ah hear that during the night Bas sent those fake mambership cards
with one of his supporters. All yuh thing it easy
Bas....
Dont know what time of the day it is
Has stuck himself with his own knife
Has not gotten the memo that he lost 10-1
Ha Ha Ha what a big joke this fella is making himself out to be.
By the way I just LOOOve his shirt jack :)
Who is the mystery lady? Why
Who is the mystery lady? Why haven't our journalists tracked her down? Was she responsible for the hidden membership boxes? Did she go on sick leave to support Kamla? So many questions. Mr Editor, get your reporters cracking. The truth must come out.
And if, as the person who was in charge of the elections said, all that was needed was a valid T&T ID - license, ID card, passport - and the name on the list - why is there such a fuss over the cards?
Maybe I'm missing something.
One down one more to go. I
One down one more to go.
I think I have uncovered the name of the mystery lady who hid away the membership cards,for only this lady would have know since 2005 that Kamla would challenge Panday,and she would also know who these members would be voting for.Ready...... yes you guessed it YESENIA GONZALES. Oh God Panday yuh looking pathetic.
LYNDIRA OUDIT ........
LYNDIRA OUDIT ........
Really??!! I was under the
Really??!! I was under the impression that it was a young female clerk? Again, did I miss something?
Thanks.
sparrow the mighty Kamla now
sparrow the mighty
Kamla now has a a big bottle of her own medicine and I don't mean any liquid.Remember when Dookeran was Political Leader and Panday was convicted and Kamla was annointed as Opposition Leader.She herself was calling all the MP's and telling them the "Chief" say to put me.Kamla, how does it feel?What goes around comes around.
DOOKERAN RIGHT ON TRACK
DOOKERAN RIGHT ON TRACK -
For a hatchet job just like Panday. Who laughs last laugh best. things already set up to pass him out. The shot done call.
Basdeo - right on track. I
Basdeo - right on track. I have made this point here in the past and it is one which the UNC supporters tiptoe by ....... I call it - POETIC JUSTICE. She had sown this seed and now she reaps the bitter fruit. Her only hope and solace is to say sorry to mr Dooks and join with COP in Unity - UNCOP- United National Congress of the People. Leave Bassie and his family and stooges .....
Just when I thought that the
Just when I thought that the bacchanal would have ceased when the results of this simple internal elections ended, I am now hearing about more in the mortar than the pestle.
I'm actually feeling ashamed for the old Bas now yes.
http://dsaltsman.blogspot.com/
Don't feel shame at all for
Don't feel shame at all for Bas, feel shame for the dUNCy UNC. This party offering us this for Govt??????
IT'S SIMPLE
IT'S SIMPLE -
The rejected MP's should do the honourable thing and resign their seats and have by elections, they no longer have the support of their constituents. The people have spoken they have been rejected so they should move on. As Jack said if he lost he was going to get out of politics. They are all professional people and would be able to survive.
POLITICAL CON JOBS CONTINUE
POLITICAL CON JOBS CONTINUE -
PNM - Massa Day Done
The same 10 percent that owned the 90 percent of wealth still own the 90 percent
NAR - Racial Unity
Did not last as long as the red house fire.
UNC - Attack the Parasitic Oligarchy
The Parasitic Oligarchy now runs UNC. They are alive and well and making super profits every year.
PNM - Moral and Spiritual Values
The corruption got ten times worst.
JACKRAM - Change
Many who felt they voted for Kamla as Political Leader will find out that Jack is really the Political Leader. Many who felt that the party will unite and Dookeran will be in charge will find out that COP is no longer relevant and will be collateral damage. The infighting will continue.
"Honor",there is no Honor
"Honor",there is no Honor among thieves.You'll are acting as if these are moral,rational men.They are not,doesn't their track records speak for themselves?What did you'll expect that these power hungry ,self centered,bandits,would simply walk away from their lust.Come on people,get real.So much for "The Struggle",that old fox,no "Vulture"just does not get it,his lust and greed does not allow him to think rational.
Nicely said my friend ......
Nicely said my friend ......
Nah leaving! If I was
Nah leaving! If I was Panday, I would take the loyal MPs and the 1000 or so people who voted for him and form a new party: the real UNC (or UNC/P). People don't mean a damn thing. Is only the true believers that matter.
Better still, if I was
Better still, if I was Panday and ah holding on, I would fire Oudit and make Oma a senator!
That should keep them quiet! Nah leavin'.
JACK SAID
JACK SAID -
If Panday wins I will quit politics. He was not seen as PNM agent or double-agent working for Manday.The obvious double-standards and blatant hypocrisy continues unabated.One rule for Jack another rule for others.
IF YOU NOT WORKING WITH THE
IF YOU NOT WORKING WITH THE LEADER -
What difference does it make if you stay; you will only undermine his efforts. In the full Westminster tradition you should resign your seat and have by election. You no longer have confidence in the leader and the people would have shown that they no longer have confidence in you. Your completing a term is mere cosmetics as you are no longer politically attractive. Is that not why we want change? That is talking out of both sides of your mouth and is hypocrisy and double-standards.
Warner: I’ll walk if Bas wins
Richard Lord
Published: 25 Jan 2010Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner says if Basdeo Panday were to retain the post of political leader, after yesterday’s national executive elections, he (Warner) will quit politics and turn to fishing. Warner made the statement minutes after casting his ballot at Arima Hindu School yesterday. “If Mr Panday wins I will walk…I will make (complete) my term in Chaguanas and when I am finished, I’ll go and fish, play three-hole, but I will not work with Mr Panday,”
Precisely. Panday lost
Precisely. Panday lost devastatingly, Warner won convincingly. Therefore it's Bas who should go fishing and playing three hole, one hole or any other kind of hole. Don't you agree? Fair is fair, foul is foul. It's either fair-play or foul-play; it can't be foul-fair or any other combination unless you talking about a fowl fair where they sell poultry or where they do hocus pocus stuff.
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air."
(The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.)
Be fair-minded as your name
Be fair-minded as your name ironically implies. Jack said, unless I am mistaken, that if he lost he would give up politics and take up other things like fishing, but he would first serve out his term as MP. But he won, so even if he was bluffing, and he is known to bluff and change his mind at times, the question is now academic. The people chose him overwhelmingly over the rice man. It is now for Panday to honour word, assuming ...., that if the people told him to go he would go. And the people spoke loud and clear. But it seems he wants to hold on to the $23,000 plus £14,000 or whatever as long as he can and to love, honour, cherish and support his Manday who is already starting to grieve over his imminent departure.
Fairy - do you just think
Fairy - do you just think illogical and write crap or are you a special learner? How does Jack stating his position as a logical and respectable man makes him in any way a PNM agent? Why did Panday if he has any respect or shame left, promise the same thing IF JACK WIN? Instead he feebly spew crap about if the people want him to go,etc AND DOES THE OPPOSITE WHEN THE PEOPLE REQUESTED HIM TO GO? He has, as normal, eaten back his own vomit. And you really expect the public and other right thinking person, to vote for UNC for Govt??? You see hundreds of COP supporters coming to UNC? Yes? Then look up there - see the polka dot donkey flying with the tooth fairy in the sky.
Fairy - better you get married to occupy your time, get a serious man and settle down.
Like you are really a double
Like you are really a double agent working for Manday. You want to give Manning a licence to finish mashing up the place.
FairPlay boy
FairPlay boy don'tunderestimate the power of greed and moreover the greed of a man who was once in power......
Prince mentioned the body
Prince mentioned the body language and lack of communication and cordiality between Kamla and Bas in Parliament, and asked whether Kamla can survive a protracted cold war.
The short answer is "NO".
These idiots will do their utmost to make it as uncomfortable for her as they possibly can, so that she will essentially become an isolated and ineffective leader and leave for the COP. That's their hope, so that they will be able to say "with a clear conscience" that they told us so. They warned us. She is a weakling and other such nonsense.
For the sake of T&T, and in the interest of civility and decorum, I want to be proven wrong on this one. But if history is any judge, I may not be too far off at all.
Bas could continue he
Bas could continue he stupidness. I glad. This is giving Kamla her first real challenge as a Leader. If she can manage this sucessfully, then she will have demonstrated that she has the ability to become the next prime minister of this country. It will also give us the voting population an opportunity to watch and evaluate the performance and reactions of the other opposition MPs like Vasant Bharath. In this way we will be better informed when next we have to stain we finger.
Jessie - the outcome of
Jessie - the outcome of handling this UNC/Panday made situation successfully, does not give her the qualification and ability to become the next PM. This naive thinking of UNC supporters is one of the reason why UNC is not viewed by the WIDER PUBLIC, as a party to support. Look round and see the numerous serious issues facing the country today and compare what is taking place and continue to happen in UNC - see if they are compatable and offer the solutions to the country. Compare it to what is offered by COP back by the quality of the people there and see which is more attracted to John and Jane Public of TnT.
Obviously this twin-headed
Obviously this twin-headed hydra leadership does not and will not work. It did not work in the past and will not work again yet these idiotic MPs and their boss want to continue with a failed system. They don't ever seem to learn.
Just look at the seating in the Parliament where Bas and Kamla sit next to each other. Look at the body language and lack of communication and cordiality as though there is tension in the air. It is obvious to everyone that they are uncomfortable in each other's company. This sends a wrong message to the electorate and renders the Opposition dysfunctional.
Will these two continue to sit next to each other? Can Kamla sit comfortably next to the stone-faced, stone-hearted Panday and function effectively? It is time that she realises that her colleagues do the decent thing and cease hiding behind the Constitution and using it as a fig leaf.
If Bas continues as Opposition Leader he can have Kamla relegated to the Opposition back benches. And don't be surprised if he does it. We know that Kamla can take a lot of pressure, but can she survive a protracted cold war? Is she relying on the Courts to solve the problem? Will she be able to continue to keep her seat next to Panday or will she move to more pleasant surroundings?
If the UNC wants to have any credibility while there is still time, those stubborn MPs must listen to the membership and to their ex-political leader and inform the President that they now support the newly elected political leader as Leader of the Opposition. They must put party and country before selfishness and misplaced loyalty.
As for that letter they signed, they should shred it. It's not even worth the paper it's written on. It had and has no moral or legal validity in the first place and was foolish and premature, to say the least.
Come on Bas. Do something with dignity for a change. We have seen you manhandled and physically ejected from the Parliament. We have seen you hauled off to jail wnen found guilty of grave misdemeanours. We have seen you misbehave in public on countless occasions. Show them you can be sent off in a blaze of dignity and decorum for a change.