Ramjattan welcomes public criticism of gov’t

Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan has welcomed criticism of the government by both the opposition and the wider society, while saying that it serves to enhance democracy.

“We will make a couple of errors; criticise but don’t guillotine us. The fact that the government of the day is enhancing democracy by listening is important,” Ramjattan said at a press conference last Friday.

Minister of Public Telecommunications and party executive Cathy Hughes, who was also present at the press conference, agreed that public criticism is