Leader of the Alliance For Change and member of the APNU+AFC parliamentary opposition, Khemraj Ramjattan, is adamant that he was denied an opportunity to speak on what has become the controversial passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill last December.
He said that notwithstanding his name, along with those of a number of his opposition colleagues being submitted to speak, House Speaker Manzoor Nadir, denied them from speaking on the Bill before it was declared passed.
Ramjattan was at the time testifying before High Court Judge Navindra Singh, who is hearing the case brought by APNU+AFC Chief Whip Christopher Jones and trade unionist Norris Witter, whose main contention is that because of the absence of the authentic mace from the parliamentary chamber and members not being seated during the voting process, the Bill could not be regarded as having been lawfully passed.
