Former Member of Parliament Jaipaul Sharma yesterday formally announced that he was back in the fold of the main opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity Party (APNU) without any pre- conditions.
“Someone has to make the sacrifice and say, ‘I am letting up.’ …The reason I rejoined is so we can get this PPP regime out of power,” Sharma told a press conference yesterday at CNS Channel Six.
Last year April, during the budget debate, Education Minister Priya Manickchand had heckled Sharma about the statutory rape charges against his father, CN Sharma which he had said was offensive. Sharma later tendered his resignation to the Speaker and subsequently told Stabroek News that he felt Manickchand would not let up and he therefore resigned so as not to hurt the coalition.
Yesterday, he said that he understands that there is still a possibility that he will be mocked
