Dear Editor,
I am a member of the Indian Action Committee (IAC) and I believe that the letter written by Mr Abel Seetaram (‘The government has done the right thing…’ SN, November 1) who says he is an APNU+AFC Regional Councillor, is questioning unfairly the action of the IAC in writing about the use of the headquarters of the Guyana Defence Force at Camp Ayanganna for the holding of Cabinet meetings.
I am quite aware that the IAC has built up a very large following since its establishment in April 2003, mainly due to the organisation’s successful activities and programmes held in the counties of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice.
If Mr Seetaram wishes to obtain information from the IAC he is welcome to visit the organisation’s office in Cummings Lodge at any time. Unlike Mr Seetaram, I am highly concerned about the government having Cabinet meetings at Camp Ayanganna given the long history of the involvement of the GDF in the disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of Guyanese during the dictatorship period.
I have noticed that the Minister of State claimed that the building housing the Ministry of the Presidency and the headquarters of the Guyana Defence Force at Camp Ayanganna are the only secure places where Cabinet meetings can be held.
Finally, I have an important question for Mr Seetaram: Should he not be very concerned about the statement made by the Minister of State because if the Cabinet, which includes several former GDF officers, can feel safe only at these two locations in Guyana, where then can the rest of the Guyanese population feel safe?
Yours faithfully,
Devanand Persaud
