RAGBIR DOESNT WANTED TO BE SCREENED BY KPB

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One Opposition MP is refusing to be screened by the UNC's screening committee under the party's leader.   The Opposition Leader's initial response indicates she is unphased.   Juhel Browne reports.

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00:00In a new development on Thursday, Camuto Manzanilla MP Dr Rai Ragbir issued a statement in which

00:06he declared why he refuses to be screened by opposition leader Kamala Prasad Besesar.

00:11MP Ragbir said it is with deep disappointment that he announced he will not participate

00:17in the UNC's screening process for re-election as the Member of Parliament for Camuto Manzanilla.

00:23MP Ragbir said that after careful reflection, he can no longer align himself with a party

00:29that he said has abandoned its principles, rewards mediocrity, shields those accused

00:35of wrongdoing and punishes integrity.

00:37MP Ragbir further said that he refuses to submit himself, quote, to a screening committee

00:43that includes individuals currently charged with wrongdoing, embroiled in court cases

00:48involving mismanagement of public funds at the EMBD, allegedly linked to gang activity

00:55and even one individual who has serious allegations of human trafficking to answer, end quote.

01:01Dr Ragbir said serving his constituents has been the greatest privilege of his life, but

01:06he can no longer serve under what he called a leadership that prioritises personal loyalty

01:11over public service.

01:13The Camuto Manzanilla MP further said that meanwhile, dedicated, competent members like

01:18Rushton Parry, Anita Haines-Alain and Dinesh Rambali, who he described as being among the

01:23party's best and brightest, are being sidelined while those accused of corruption, mismanagement

01:29and even links to criminal elements remain untouched.

01:32MP Ragbir said, quote, the hypocrisy is staggering, how can the UNC demand accountability from

01:39the PNM while refusing to practice it internally, end quote.

01:43In an initial response to the media regarding MP Ragbir's statement, opposition leader

01:48Posad Besesar said, quote, no one cares, end quote.

01:52On Thursday, the UNC announced that following an event in the spirit of the Carnival season

01:57and Valentine's Day on Friday, it will screen candidates for five constituencies for the

02:03general election due later this year.

02:06Those constituencies are Claxton Bay, formerly Pointe-a-Pierre, La Hawke-et-Atal-Paro, Princess

02:12Town, Oropuch East and Separia, which is the constituency represented by the party's political

02:17leader, opposition leader Posad Besesar.

02:20Mrs. Posad Besesar also screens the UNC's screening committee.

02:25Jule Brown, TV6 News.

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