THE Guyana Central Arya Samaj (GCAS) calls on the political parties to work together in the best interests of our nascent nation to address the issues associated with the prorogation of Parliament and the ongoing political stalemate. The current political standstill is the concern of all regardless of political affiliation.

The entire nation is interested in the future of our homeland. People want to see a better Guyana and are willing to offer a helping hand to resolve the political impasse that has been serving as an impediment to development.
The sooner the political conflict is resolved, the better it is for the nation. It is our organisation’s fervent desire that the political parties and their supporters pursue a peaceful path that leads to reconciliation and that would further the goal of development and prosperity of our nation. The current parliamentary impasse that led to the prorogation of Parliament in order to prevent an early death of the assembly, affects development and also put people on the edge especially when there is idle conversation about ethnic issues.
There is need for peace and harmony instead of threats of violence and race talk, with such bantering negativity impacting on development.
The country cannot make progress under such condition and every effort must be made to quickly end the prorogation as well as to find a long term solution that afflicts the nation so as to make everyone happy. The GCAS makes itself available to play a constructive role in ending the impasse that characterised our body politics. Dialogue is the best way to resolve the current conflict. Differences need debate. Nothing beats a conversation.
What harm is there in a conversation that seeks to narrow differences. Talking with one another can help to resolve conflict or at a minimum to help better understand each other’s position and compromise. Our religious organisation urges the parties to put aside their differences and enter into meaningful negotiations to find a workable solution to the political problem at hand. The parties must resolve their differences in a spirit of compromise utilising godly measures of peace and goodwill that reflect the message behind the holiday season. The parties must compromise. Democracy is about respecting and incorporating the views of the majority as well as the minority.
The parties must recognise that they are the representatives of the people chosen democratically by the population. They must act maturely and not like little wayward children, and they must be willing to compromise to find a way forward to the current impasse. Instead of fighting each other, their energy should be spent on meeting the needs of the people and concentrating on development strategies. The GCAS would have preferred the reconvening of Parliament to address the issues at hand. That not being possible, the GCAS welcomes the announcement by the President to dissolve the Parliament early in the new year and hold elections that will hopefully resolve the standstill that has plagued Parliament for the last three years. We call on the President to announce a date for election at the earliest. We call for a peaceful campaign.
VISHNU BANDHU
GCAS President