Former embattled Minister of Home Affairs Ronald Gajraj, who served as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh, has resigned the position and is back home.
According to a source, Gajraj tendered his resignation and has told Indian officials that he won’t be returning.
He has since made arrangements to have some of his personal effects shipped to Guyana from his New Delhi home.
Gajraj served as Minister of Home Affairs from January, 1999 to May, 2005, when he was forced to resign after local and international pressure was applied to the Bharrat Jagdeo administration due to allegations linking the minister to the activities of a death squad.
A presidential commission of inquiry cleared Gajraj of any involvement in the activities although it raised concern about his associations.
He was shortly after appointed High Commissioner to India by Jagdeo and kept a low profile since. In April of this year, Gajraj was also appointed as High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
The opposition had strongly criticised the government over Gajraj’s appointment as High Commissioner and unanswered questions surrounding the death squad.
With the change in government, sources say the only option available to Gajraj was to resign.
