Jagdeo scolds Dharamlall over “unacceptable” comments about President

…urges supporters to desist from hateful attacks against Govt

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo reprimanded People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Dharamlall over his derisive attacks on President David Granger and issued a call to all Party supporters to desist from making hateful comments about the Government.

Dharamlall has developed a track record of making social media posts known for generating a lot of controversy, some of which have caught the attention of the Police.
His most recent attack against the Guyanese Head of State received a backlash from Government, his own Party and members of the public.
The parliamentarian posted: “Even though I didn’t support your party you have still been LUCKY to be installed as President of Guyana by GECOM. Since then though, your Brainlessness has been in Overdrive. Everything that comes out of your Mouth makes you sound foolish…I’m worried that people are thinking that you are a Dud…”

He was at the time ranting about the crime wave in the country.
“You are our President… get rid of Ramjattan…get rid of the criminals…get rid of the thieves…in and out of Government…Mr President I edited the original post…because some of my friends advised me to…but I’m pissed off nonetheless…even though I’m in the Opposition I was hopeful that your platoon of military advisors and yourself would have been able to quell the crime situation…but unfortunately it has gone beyond control…I may not be politically correct sometimes but people are losing their monies, limbs and lives daily…and yet you seem flippant about the demise of our citizens…Give orders to the police to kill these mofos/thieves…Stop pardoning them…Your oblivion to our suffering is giving strength to the criminals…ONE LOVE!!!”
But during a news conference on Wednesday, Jagdeo said the Party would not tolerate such behaviour, noting that persons could be critical of the Government without using hateful language.
“I’ve looked at the comments and I find them unacceptable. In fact, reprehensible. I believe that I’ve been critical of the President and his policies; the Opposition has been in the past. We have criticised each other, but it should never get personal. It should never get personal,” he charged.
Jagdeo, also a former President, added that “we can deal with the venality that is happening now, the proneness of this government to be corrupt, the duplicity and incompetence using language that is not hateful and personal”.
In this regard, the Opposition Leader urged supporters to conduct themselves in a respectful manner and advised if they must be critical of the Government, to do so responsibly.
“I want to ask all of those who say they are supportive of the PPP, online and anywhere else; I want to say to them that we can intelligently address every single issue, every single accusation of corruption, mismanagement and discrimination we can deal with in an intelligent manner,” he stressed.
Jagdeo said he already has spoken to the junior parliamentarian on the matter and he has since apologised for his behaviour.
In a subsequent post on Facebook, Dharamlall said: “Dear President #Granger
I’m sure you are a thick-skinned leader…as all politicians ought to be…however, some of your supporters feel that I have been too harsh in my criticisms of you…
Let us bury the hatchet…you lead the country without racial and political discrimination; without fear of the criminals; without dubious and partisan policies; without corruption; without disrespect to the Amerindians, vulnerable, elderly, youth and disadvantaged AND I shall steer clear of you…To you and your supporters #MyApology for the unwarranted things I earlier posted that may have caused you harm…ONE LOVE!!!”
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, commenting on Dharamlall’s behaviour, had expressed that it was disgusting and highly unbecoming of a sitting MP. (Devina Samaroo)