The opposition PPP today decried the shifting by the APNU+AFC government of independence celebrations on May 26 from the National Park to the Independence Arch on Brickdam.
The PPP press release issued today follows.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has noted with deep concern attempts by the fraudulently-imposed APNU-AFC administration led by David Granger to downgrade the significance of our independence struggle by shifting the Independence Day celebrations from the National Park to the Independence Arch, Brickdam to coincide with the inauguration ceremony of David Granger.
This is not only a retrogressive step but also an affront to all those who struggled for the independence of our country from the yoke of colonial rule.
The PPP as the Party that played the lead role in the independence struggle under the then leadership of Dr. Cheddi Jagan calls on the Granger led administration to reconsider that decision and hold the Flag Raising celebrations at the National Park in keeping with time honoured custom and practice as it relates to the celebration.
Independence Day is the single most important day in our national political life and therefore ought to be full prominence and recognition befitting of the occasion.
Indeed, it was the PPP out of recognition of the significance of the day and the yeoman struggles of our leaders who valiantly fought for our independence that declared May 26 as a National holiday.
The PPP wishes to serve notice to the current administration that it will not sit idly by and allow the true meaning and significance of independence to be reduced to a national circus with lots of meaningless fanfare and extravagance as during the days of the previous PNC regime when independence day was pushed into the background in favour of Republic Day.
