The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday urged the main contestants at the May 11th general election to issue a joint statement condemning hostile behaviour on the campaign trail and calling for tolerance.
At a press conference called to discuss the conduct of this elections, Ramesh Persaud, Chair-man of the PSC, said, that “the commission has noted with concern the seemingly escalating hostility with which candidates and supporters of the major political parties are reacting to each other.”
He noted that “the private sector commission as the voice of the business community is committed to the cause of ensuring elections 2015 are peaceful, free, fair and credible.”
As a result, it has written to the leaders of the two major political parties with regards to the conduct of the election. In the letter, the PSC expresses
