AFC working on amendments to President’s benefits bill, others

Khemraj Ramjattan

The AFC is working on legislation that will amend several bills passed in the last parliament including that former president’s benefits Bill and the Broadcasting Bill but will require the support of one of the other parties for the amendments to be approved.

The AFC will be discussing these in the tripartite talks with the government and APNU, Chairman of the AFC, Khemraj Ramjattan told Stabroek News yesterday. He pointed out that the AFC only has seven seats in the National Assembly and so will require the support of another party for the amendments to be approved. The AFC and APNU made the amendment of certain legislation a central part of their campaign