SAJ is Welcomed Back in Town

The Remake 2000 team comprising the MSM and MMM political parties called a press conference in Port Louis on Saturday. They discussed several topics such as the municipal elections, the electoral reform, law and order and the state of the economy.

MMM leader Paul Bérenger stressed the fact that after PM Navin Ramgoolam’s statement that the municipal elections will be held before the end of this year, there can be no turning back for him now.

“We have already started preparations for this. A wind of change is coming to the municipalities while awaiting changes for the country,” he said.

Bérenger is also waiting to see whether the PM will let one member of his own crew tag him as a hypocrite.

“During a declaration, Ramgoolam stated that there is no need for a new ethnic census in Mauritius while the minister of Labour Shakeel Mohamed is of the opinion that those against a new census are hypocrites. Mohamed should have resigned,” he said.

While, remake 2000 leader Sir Anerood Jugnauth (SAJ) for his part asked the PM to resign. “The latest MCB focus has predicted growth of 3.1 per cent only this year. We think that it might be even less and inflation will be at least 5 per cent. When we were saying the economy is in a critical position, we were labelled doom watchers. Have they turned prophets of doom too, now that they are getting alarmed about the economy?” SAJ said.

“It is the population who will have to bear the cost of all this. If Ramgoolam really cares for the population and the welfare of this country and has some integrity left in him, he should call for the general elections at once and let capable hands take the reins,” he added.

Concerning the electoral reforms, Bérenger said that his new proposition comprised 60 elected deputies, 20 chosen by proportional representation and eight names suggested by the leaders of parties to replace the eight best loser seats.

“This is not perfect, but it is certainly a better option for more ethnic representation. I wish the proposition is approved unanimously by MSM and Labour Party ,” he said. He ahinted that there might be more than two parties in the Remake 2000 for next general elections.

He also deplored the current Hajj situation and the plight of the street vendors, which he attributed to the government’s inefficiency not to add the blunders of the Monkey farming and the build up of racial tension caused by this government with the amounts of corruption within its roots. No doubtingly tarnishing the once  good reputation of the island.

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By Himanshu Marchurchand