The Government is now seeking to implement the same anti-terrorism plans it opposed which were outlined in an anti-terrorism resolution co-sponsored by the former People’s Partnership administration and the United Nations, Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday.
Persad-Bissessar said after National Security Minister Edmund Dillon insisted ISIS was no threat to T&T, the PNM is now seeking to put plaster on the wound it created. Likening the terrorist threat to a kind of World War 111, she said the whole Government should be removed, not just Dillon.
She was responding to questions on calls from social media users for Dillon to step down. She said the entire country was now running on auto-pilot by a “consult and review Government.” Persad-Bissessar said all policies and programmes have been put on hold while the Government reviewed them.
She was fielding questions from the media after she and her Team UNC filed their nomination papers for the December 5 UNC internal elections at Rienzi Complex, Couva. Dismissing all allegations against her by contenders for the post of UNC leader, Vasant Bharath and Dr Roodal Moonilal, Persad-Bissessar said they were free to talk. There have been charges coming from the two rival camps that the UNC elections would be rigged in Persad-Bissessar’s favour.
She said in the UNC’s January 2010 elections, names were also struck off the membership list and there was no avenue to question it. Now, members can query the absence of their names, she said. Persad-Bissessar disagreed with statements from Bharath’s camp that as political leader he can appoint an Opposition Leader in the House. See Page A7
Persad-Bissessar read excerpts from Team UNC’s manifesto. Its mission is to work with all stakeholders to form the next government.
It also intends to reform the UNC constitution to allow for greater coalition with other parties.
Persad-Bissessar asked supporters to vote for Team Unity in the elections, whose symbol is a star.
