Ramjattan vows AFC will retain independence

Khemraj Ramjattan

Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says the party will go into the 12th Parliament with an independent voice but not break ranks with former governing coalition partner APNU as it believes a united front is needed against the PPP/C.

If there comes a time when the two cannot hold a common view on policy decisions before them in the National Assembly, the party will vote differently but Ramjattan does not foresee that happening anytime soon.

“A lot of people felt we were subsumed.  That is utter trash. That is not so. The trouble is that it is a false perception. Ourselves and the APNU always resolved our differences,” Ramjattan told the Sunday Stabroek in an interview.