Georgetown’s City Hall was the epicenter of things political over the last week as hundreds of vendors and supporters of the Coalition descended on the municipal headquarters in support of the Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine and Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan who were arrested on charges of inciting and obstructing. As the duo were released on bail at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and walked to City Hall, supporters thronged shouting chants, “Free the Mayor”.
Attorney at Law Roysdale Forde, SC, was one of the persons who addressed those gathered. “We want the government to know that they have decided that you are weak. They have come to the conclusion that you’ve given up, and they could take away your rights, they could take away opportunities, they could take away your resources. I want them to understand that this is the first sight of showing the PPP that’s we ready.”
Forde said that the struggle has intensified. “Are you gonna go forward with us? They’re saying that the Opposition is weak, and the people are not with us. They want to go into our communities and give pittances, and they give much to themselves and their friends. Are you gonna accept that?”, Senior Counsel Forde asked the loudly cheering crowd.
Forde, one of the attorneys representing the Mayor and Member of Parliament, told the crowd, “This struggle is a just struggle. This struggle is not about Christians. It’s not about Muslims. It’s not about Amerindians. It’s not about Hindus. It’s about humanity. It’s about justice. It’s about equality. And I want them to understand poor people gotta live. Poor people gotta live.” Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine and Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan will return to court in mid-January.
