If the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 goes before a joint select committee (JSC) of Parliament the People’s National Movement (PNM) will not take any part in the process, Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley says. He made the comment as he addressed hundreds of supporters at a public meeting at Coffee Street, San Fernando, on Monday night. Saying “there is no right way to do wrong,” Rowley also called on Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith to stop campaigning for the Government. “You cannot stay in the chair and campaign for the Government on a matter in which the public is rising up against it. The chair is supposed to be impartial. The chair does not take part in the voting process,” Rowley said to thunderous applause. Rowley urged the public to stand up against the bill and to be aware of a sinister plot by Government strategists to steal the 2015 election. He said now that the matter was before the Senate, it was important for citizens to look past their differences. Read more here: guardian.co.tt/news/2014-08-20/no-right-way-do-wrong
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:52:45 +0000
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