Opposition to re-table, pass firearms bill

AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that the parliamentary opposition would re-table the Firearms (Amendment) Bill, which they voted down in March, with a view to passing it in the National Assembly.

The joint opposition voted against the bill in keeping with the resolve not to allow the passage of any piece of legislation piloted by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, against whom they had passed a motion of no-confidence in last year.

Ramjattan told a press conference yesterday that bills tabled by Rohee will be