Dear Editor,
I’ve seen the call from political parties and affiliates for Minister Nigel Dharamlall to resign or be fired.
From the outset, let me say that what Minister Dharamlall said is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. We must also acknowledge, however, that for the entire budget debates, and during every single sitting, the Opposition MPs hurled the most sexist, abusive, homophobic “heckles” at Government MPs, and even persons who are not members of the House.
Indeed, the retort that day was to Coretta Mc Donald, who had, throughout the examination of Regions 1, 2 and 3, been telling Dharamlall about his sister, his father, his ex-wife, and himself. ALL of her comments, fail NONE, were sexual in nature. From being triumphant about who she thinks was raped, to who she claims cannot perform in bed, to waving a kit she sourced and brought into the house for what she said would be used for penis enlargement.
When Dharamlall made the retort, there was laughter and giggles and cackling, including from said Coretta Mc Donald, who seems to be completely ignorant about the harmful nature of being sexist and bigoted.
So, to pluck the single statement from the others may not be a sensible way of dealing with the morass that is the Parliament these days.
Sincerely yours,
Attiya Baksh
