IT always amazes me to look at the different positions taken by the many in our society: Opposition politicians, media commentators/columnists, some letter writers, some NGOs, including the Guyana Human Rights Association, on issues that have similarities.Immediately coming to mind is the great hullabaloo that these forces made when former President Janet Jagan threw a “court order” over her shoulder on the day that she was sworn in. The behaviour of those same forces is totally opposite to their position that they are taking in relation to Chief Justice Ian Chang’s decision on the case of the constitutional right of the Opposition to cut the budget of the Government.
In the Janet Jagan case they spoke about her disregard for the courts, etc. They demonized her in the worst kind of way.
Not one of them sought to explain that the paper delivered to Mrs. Jagan was useless since she had already been sworn in as President of the Republic. She did not throw out a valid court document. That point none of her detractors have made.
They did not do so because their main task is to spread disinformation and try to create problems to destabilise the government.
Many have openly advocated violence and instigated it. They want to create fear to make people succumb. One columnist is a good example of this.
Look at how their position has changed in relation to the ruling of the Chief Justice on the budget-cut case. They are not only expressing disagreement but also urging defiance.
In this case, this is a valid ruling of the court, unlike the one served on Mrs. Jagan. Their disrespect is so obvious that it is hard to believe that it was the same people speaking about the rule of law. With Mrs. Jagan it was a clear case of witch-hunting and racism.
It is time that those hypocrites be told that their position is unreal, inconsistent and definitely prejudiced.
Written By REBECCA CONSTANCE