PPP will respond to ‘damning’ corruption allegations

In the face of serious charges that the PPP’s leadership has been compromised by private interests, central committee member Anil Nandlall yesterday said the party would respond to the “damning” allegations of corruption in due course.

“I would not want to embark on a response that would be considered to be pre-emptive of what the party will say, but I have no doubt that the party views it with deep concern and the allegations are damning and serious and the party will respond in due course,” Nandlall told a news conference yesterday.

Ramkarran, the former Speaker of the National Assembly who resigned from the party after 50 years over his concerns about corruption, has charged that the PPP government is reluctant to do anything about corruption due to its link with