Hinds: Kamla grasping at straws

Hinds told Newsday, “She tries to twist a clear metaphor.” Countering that Persad- Bissessar has been caught flat-footed on the issue of local government reform and has nothing useful to add to that discussion, Hinds said the former prime minister is, “clutching at straws.” According to the Laventille West MP, “She has been caught flat being maliciously alarmist about nothing.

That is the behaviour of the vampire in the Black Stalin sense.” Hinds further stated that Persad- Bissessar is fighting to remain relevant and, “is fighting to break the blight of losing eight elections on the trot.” During yesterday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, there was passing reference to Hinds’ reported comments in an exchange between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Baratarian/ San Juan MP Dr Fuad Khan. Khan asked Rowley if he could use his office to reduce the kind of “violent imagery” utilised on political platforms.

The Prime Minister replied, “I am sure the Member (Khan) would find support on this side, if he encourages his Members (Opposition) not to go about abusing people personally and accusing them of rape, paedophilia and similar kinds of disgraceful conduct carried out on their own platforms.” In response, Khan said, “I will do my best, once he does his.” Persad-Bissessar, who has publicly criticised Rowley for having children inside and outside of his marriage, was not in the Parliament Chamber when Khan gave this commitment.