Dear Editor
‘BHARRAT,’ I have been politically conscious longer than your age in life. To be precise, I have been in active politics for more than 65 years, not as a member, supporter or well-wisher, but as an ‘Activist’ in a political party that once had seven ministers in a coalition government. The leader of my party at that time was the Minister of Finance. In that coalition one of the ministries we held was the Ministry of Hydraulics and Works, that Minister was Mohamed Kasim.

Bharrat, like myself, I admire your dedication and I am even sometimes at ends with my fellow ‘street politicians’ when I defend your attitude, by publicly saying that you, Bharrat, are an astute politician who knows and accepts that we must always try to keep our political opponents, adversaries on the defensive. I have seen and observed this attitude of yours for many years.

I could remember you as Finance Minister challenging President Desmond Hoyte (to a debate) but reading your party’s newspaper dated Sunday 15th December, 2019,when you got in Queens NY and claimed that “we Guyanese are hungry” and have become “hungry” since you lost power in 2015, has convinced me that you have stepped out of line. You seem ‘desperate’, you seem to be out of ‘control’, you seem to be one who would use anything at your disposal to regain power.

Bharrat, after you said what you said in Queens, you were not criticising politicians like yourself, you were insulting our people; you were giving investors the opinion that our people are starving and would bend down and devour the crumbs that is dropping from the master’s table for us all Guyanese to be thankful for.

Bharrat, I have a wife and a son and has never been hungry during your 23 years in office and we have never been hungry during this present government’s four years in office.
I grew up being the eldest of 13 children. During my early childhood there were times when things were ‘brown,’ but my siblings and I survived. People go hungry when they don’t spend wisely; it’s not only in Guyana alone, but is universal.

What do you expect to gain politically both locally and universally by making these degrading statements? Where is the young man who attained the presidency at a young age, (I am not a PPP) that I admired because of his ‘radicalism.’ Bharrat, you have now become an infinitesimal man who is grabbing at any and everything.

Where is Bharrat Jagdeo, the professional, the astute politician … you have embarrassed me, my family and all Guyanese … You are giving them the thinking that we be contented with whatever they offer. Bharrat, you came out of indentureship, my people came out of slavery and we fought for our freedom. Yes Bharrat … you let me down.

Regards
Murtland ‘Slugger’ Williams