
COUNCIL MEETING: Congress of the People's deputy Political Leader Carolyn Bachan during the party's press conference at the Vishnu Boys Hindu School in Caroni yesterday. At left is COP's Political leader, Winston Dookeran. -Photo: JERMAINE CRUICKSHANK
CONGRESS of the People leader Winston Dookeran has slammed Prime Minister Patrick Manning's announcement that water rates may soon be on the increase. (You should have had a little common sense and thought of the consequences of your actions when you didn't want to join the united opposition parties and you ended up splitting the opposition votes.)
"It is only one of the examples that the Government lost control," Dookeran said at a COP media briefing following the party's national council meeting at Vishnu Boys Hindu School in Caroni yesterday.
The Prime Minister hinted at a rate increase during the People's National Movement celebration rally in Tunapuna on Friday night. Manning said that due to an annual subsidy of $919.5 million to run WASA, a review of the current water rates is necessary. (See Page 11)
Dookeran also criticised the response of the crowd to Manning's announcement.
"I understand he made the statement to applause. It is ironic he would have the applause of his membership," Dookeran said. (Well Dooky boy, this is what I would call typical PNMite behaviour. Notice that no matter what Manning tries to shove down these PNMites throats, they will take with their mouths wide open and ask for more. This is why I say that PNMites will quicker eat grass than vote for another party. Imagine food prices already so high and these blind PNM supporters hear of an increase in water rates and cheer as though they just won the lotto. This just goes to show you the kind of support the PNM has - uneducated and semi-literate.)
COP Deputy Political leader Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan also criticised the possible increase, noting that almost "75 per cent of the nation is without a 24 hour water supply". (You should have thought about this before throwing your support behind a party that was splitting the opposition votes and doomed to fail!)
She also asked about the Government's plan to use more underground water sources when an EMA report revealed that the ground water table may be contaminated by leaks from gas stations. (I see you fail to recall the sewer water incident that happened a while aback, when WASA sent sewer water from the Caroni resevoir into people's taps. You actually thought that the PNM cares?)
Dookeran was also harsh on the Prime Minister's voicing of plans to monitor the performance of his ministers, labelling it as more evidence of "undemocratic behaviour". He said this was an "indication of the lack of confidence he has in his ministers".
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just a sidenote; you did realise that even if COP relinquished their votes, the UNC still would not have won the elections. when added, they would have gotten 3 more seats for the most i believe. and even so, you could not guarantee that all who voted for COP would have voted for UNC. they may have not voted at all...
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