Dear Editor,
By the time this correspondence is published the Disciplined Services would have voted. These elections will be the most hotly contested of all those previously held. The Services will be called upon to maintain the peace regardless of affiliation; the professionalism of the Force will be tested, and all Guyanese will expect them to do their duty.
I am therefore concerned that some politicians have begun to sow the seeds of distrust by injecting the spectre of the possibility of rigging. I wish to advise that concrete evidence should be produced to give credence to their claims.
Heckling and chanting at the opposing political party’s meetings are sometimes the norm; however, given the volatility of such an exercise, it should be frowned upon and discouraged.
The issue of hurling objects and attacking supporters of another party, as allegedly evidenced at Victoria, should be roundly condemned.
The attempt to cast blame on agent provocateurs, and the use of other issues, is puerile and unbecoming of the person making such a statement.
All the parties contesting these elections, must take a no nonsense approach to disruption and violence at all political meetings.
Yours faithfully,
C S Vaughn
