Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo last night dismissed the proposed national budget as flawed and after promising a “fresh approach” in the way the opposition would conduct itself he led a walkout by opposition parliamentarians to virtually end the budget debate.
“Shame!” government members chanted repeatedly as the PPP/C MPs filed out of the parliamentary chamber at the conclusion of Jagdeo’s address and before the start of the presentation by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.
Before leading the walkout, Jagdeo announced that the PPP/C members would not allow themselves to be victimised by the current government, which he accused of trying to contain him. Jagdeo and the PPP/C had cricitised the government for changing the speaking order, which traditionally saw the
