Africa-Press – Mauritius. The Labour Party leader has decided not to respond to the reply made by the PM to what appears to be a “planted” Parliamentary Question put by MSM MP Hon Doolub, last Tuesday, during the course of which precise details of “items of illegal nature” other than bank notes were secured from a black suitcase at the residence of the former Prime Minister and seized by the police on 6/7 February 2015. We have thus learned that the illegal products are “not commercialized in Mauritius” and that the “Ministry of Health and Quality of Life had not issued any authorisation for its sale in Mauritius” nor “authorisation been given for their importation”.
In light of what had been leaked out earlier regarding the seized items, other than bank notes, secured by the police at Navin Ramgoolam’s residence, the intent behind this week’s PQ could be perceived as meant to cast a direct attack against the personal mores and character of the Labour Party leader — a first in Mauritian politics — and provides an inkling of what is to be expected in terms of base politics in the run-up to the next general elections.
Although Navin Ramgoolam is diminished by the fact that he doesn’t have a seat in Parliament, he remains a “big beast” in the eyes of his political adversaries – one that is perceived to stand in the way of their re-election next time round. All manner of attacks on his character as well as the visuals of the monies secured in his coffers by the police in full view of the MBC’s television cameras, will undoubtedly be on the cards to finish him off. Though it remains to be seen whether most people would be too interested in the details of how he came by so many dollars and other foreign and local currencies, etc., in his private safe and whether it was “legitimate” party donations or otherwise, he would do well to come clean about this matter.
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