Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran has rejected the view espoused by former Chancellor of the Uni-versity of Guyana, Dr Bertrand Ramcharan that shades of autocracy are evident here.
Writing in his column in the September 1st Sunday Stabroek, Ramkarran disagreed with the contention by Ramcharan that Non Governmental Organisa-tions (NGOs) have been vilified by this government and that this was a sign of autocracy.
Ramcharan said in an August 27, 2024 column in this newspaper: “In Guyana, we have recently seen official inquisitions into the tax status of NGOs, calls for new laws to ‘regulate’ NGOs, and public campaigns of vilification against particular NGOs and their leaders. There are shades of autocracy here, without a doubt. And Guyana has also seen ‘highest level’ admonitions of judges carrying out their duties in good faith”.