Africa-Press – Mauritius. The MSM seems to be suspended from the judgment of the Privy Council in relation to the MedPoint affair, the MMM cannot manage to mobilize its troops, it seems, hence its decision to send two gatherings back to the South, and the PTr would have decided to postpone any major party demonstrations following the independence celebrations… Nobody seems to want to rush, we wait for the other’s discomfiture.
What do you think ? Dr. Vasant Bunwaree: Unfortunately it is somewhat true what you say and what is happening, it is a pity. Since 2014, our country has been experiencing a way of managing the country’s affairs that finds no basis, no recognized and valid concept.
Our people are docile and not used to actions like those of the “yellow vests” in France, for example, but know that our people still have a level of political training.
He takes his time and will decide in his wisdom when the time comes. And the next deadline is not far away. As far as the judgment of the Privy Council is concerned, it is already unprecedented, I think.
A person who has ascended to the supreme office of Prime Minister in a proven democracy, such as ours, by means considered dubious by many, unacceptable artifices and also, it is said, thanks to a group of politicians ” say yes” without any sense of democratic principles or respect for values and ethics.
In addition, this person had been convicted in a conflict of interest case during his actions as Minister of Finance, then cleared a few months later, and then finds himself before the bench of the Law Lords of the Privy Council where, in the course of the trial, we heard loud and clear “He has lied”.
Either way, the trial before the Privy Council touches on a matter of legal interpretation. In the main part of the case, the people have already taken notice and even taken a position with regard to the role of Pravind Jugnauth in the sale of the private clinic of his parents to the State.
In any case, as a former Minister of Finance, in his place, I would never have done what he did. Now, the discomfiture you mention, it’s already there, I think.
What we are experiencing in the country unfortunately started following the unprecedented turnaround of 2014: the people, it seems, were overtaken, and were distraught, even threatened with being amputated from their supreme role of choosing the direction of his fate.
He just had time to pull himself together and act with the means at his disposal at the time. She chose and set the record straight. This people, I am convinced, basing myself on its deep and for the moment hidden reactions, but which it is necessary to know how to gauge and interpret, takes its time before inflicting a correction on those who have tried to usurp his power.
However, it is quite true that we know several oppositions, some of which are thinking quietly, for the moment, of alliances where they could continue to survive.
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The real values, the real principles and political ethics, solidarity and the ardor of the fight against suffering in all its forms, the type of development adapted to our unique system, the notion of social justice are only empty words when, in reality, it is quite the opposite that is practice.
It is indeed this attitude that the well-meaning and especially the young generation want to denounce and wish for a change. * Have we reached the point where it is the discomfiture of one that creates the conditions for the rise of the other? The program, the great intellectual debates no longer count…?
You know, we are not far from the fateful day. It won’t be long, and we are left with two options. Either Pravind Jugnauth wins and the Supreme Court judgment stands; either he loses and the DPP is right; the punishment provided for Pravind will then have to be applied.
In the second case, as humans, we will be sad for him and as politicians, we will learn from it. In any case, the task will be relatively easy for the opposition parties in particular the PTr and Navin Ramgoolam. Personally, I don’t want to dwell on this option right now, it’s the rather easy way.
This is the first case that should challenge us in the opposition because Pravind Jugnauth and his team will feel the wind in their sails and, with all the artillery at their disposal in power, they will make it rain or shine, d as the MMM will then be rather easy prey for them.
However, I am one of those who think that, even if the battle will be tough, it is not lost at all, given the numerous escapades of the Lepep Government, the incohesion between partners and also intra-partisan.
Moreover, I firmly believe that the population, the electorate will be intransigent about two things that very closely affect the definition and maintenance of values in politics:
The way in which Pravind Jugnauth became Prime Minister. This was for many a “hijack” of our democracy. The way Pravind Jugnauth behaved in the treatment of the MedPoint file at the Ministry of Finance.
Everyone firmly believes that calling the Privy Council is “the end of the matter”. But for me the debate will reopen before the ultimate judge who is the true guarantor of our democracy.
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The adult and enlightened people would not want to leave doubts in our minds and especially bad examples for others, especially young people, The latter should not accept and rely on a bad track record.
* But do you see this defeat coming, and what impact would such a judgment of the Law Lords in the MedPoint case have on the future prospects of the MSM and the PTr – two parties that both draw from the same electoral pool? Everything will depend on the nature of the verdict of the Privy Council.
In any case, there is the anchoring of the PTr in this broad fringe of the electorate firstly, and then, the clear domination, in my opinion, of the PTr in the other groups which together make the PTr a clear favorite and that without counting on the momentum of the campaign, the explanations of each other, and also the fact that the attacks against the PTr will be deja-vu, already-heard and even already-judged and sanctioned by the electorate, especially since what we will hear, read and see on the MSM-ML will undoubtedly cause a sensation, not to mention Navin Ramgoolam’s “surprise” for SAJ.
Strictly speaking, if the MMM joins the trembling MSM-ML wagon, we will add that this party (the MMM) is already dismembered from the Obeegadoo and Ganoo groups.
Then, his presence next to the ML will put both the MSM and the MMM in a comical position not taking into account the many questions about Collendavelloo-Gayan-Rutna and others.
* If Paul Bérenger manages to convince the militants of the need for an alliance with the MSM to prevent the return of Navin Ramgoolam to the Hôtel du Gouvernement in “the superior interests of the country”, what does that mean? will give in terms of results? While some political observers believe that an alliance of the MMM with the MSM would further antagonize activists, others believe that the electoral strength of such an alliance should not be underestimated.
What do you think ? It’s not just activists that PRB will have to convince. The left MMM is broken. His meetings on the ground do not work, His social project does not progress. Its primary generation is already experiencing upheavals, Its new generation exists only in mirage.
And above all, we must not forget that his association with the PTr in 2014 was not accepted, not only by the red base in the country but also by a good number of activists themselves, many of whom left and will not return. This was largely the cause of the failure.
Of course, in politics, we must never underestimate an electoral force, in this case the MMM-MSM, but I see the supporters of the MSM to whom you referred earlier, having the same reflexes as those of the PTr in 2014 and refuse this amalgam or even demand accountability.
It will of course be healthier to engage in a three-way battle in which case, the PTr will more likely be the winner and Ramgoolam, this time better surrounded, transformed and without hard feelings, again at the helm.
And one of his first tasks next to his putting to work will be, I hope, the preparation of a new and young team, well supervised, with good training, to support an honest and prosperous Mauritius for this current 21st century.
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With regard to the Government’s popularity rating, it seems that there is a rather significant divergence between the opinion of the intellectuals who animate the great ideological debates and the mass at the bottom of the social ladder and the elderly – those the same people who are most affected by certain government measures in their daily lives and especially in relation to their economic situation, such as the minimum wage, the increase in the old-age pension.
Does this give reason to fear a surprise or the worst in the next legislative elections? Not really. Having followed the elections for a long time, one realizes that the financial well-being of the population plays a lesser role than some other factors. From my impressions, the people consider other more fundamental elements in choosing the team they intend to put in the reins of power.
It is true that the announcement of the old age pension at Rs 5000 in 2014 had some effect but you will note that I am right insofar as it was an announcement made among other major societal issues (constitutional change and major institutional changes, choice of personalities imposed even if it had to go through elections).
All of this had not been fully explained to the population, which had always been kept out of any participation in the discussion. It is true that I expect superfluous announcements in addition to what we have already had.
Moreover, since the arrival of Pravind Jugnauth in power, unlike his father, who was more circumscribed in the matter, we have witnessed a series of thoughtless and no doubt distribution galore from public funds, with the sole intention of return to power. So much the better for those who benefit from it.
But really a shame for those who work hard, make sacrifices and contribute to paying the taxes to see their assets so badly managed and the public debt split the ceilings while growth is still suffering and running out of steam without being able to exceed the threshold of 4 %…
The Government is trying to stimulate it mainly by stimulating consumption, unfortunately, while savings, which should on the contrary do it in its place, remain the poorest child of economic parameters.
The day before yesterday, a renowned economist summed up this way of doing things very well in these terms: “Maurice La Cigale” which means what it means. So I fear nothing. It is enough to have confidence in this intelligent people.
Still, everything must be done to give him real, non-rigged information, through the media and social networks, unlike Pravind Jugnauth’s television, for which all the actors today will have to answer tomorrow.
* What happens to your “Muvman Travayis Militan”? Is it always “Travayis” and “Militan”? The return to the sources is for when?
The “Muvman Travayis Militan” has been put in the fridge to leave the field open to the reintegration into the Labor Party of all its active members, and this, in various locations in all constituencies.
On our side, there were no votes against. Of course, there will be big moves soon where you will all see, together. The return to basics has already taken place.
I met the leader of the PTr and I maintain with him and others at the level of the staff, a permanent line of contact. * The worst that can happen for the PTr, for example, is to find itself out of power after the next election. You know that, don’t you? Anything can happen in politics but the PTr has already crossed the desert. He is in a good position to regain power.
When one militates in politics in a great movement like the PTr, with honesty, sincerity and the ardent desire to win for one’s people with the ambitions that I have defined, it is to win and act for the best transformation of our society.
by supporting sustainable development for all without leaving anyone behind. The PTr remains a party of the people, of the masses of workers, forward-looking and avant-garde.
* What do you think is needed for the PTr – a “government party” – to regain control? Should we review the functioning of the party, its leadership, go more towards the renewal of the team for the next legislative elections and beyond in the image of its parliamentary group?
Review the operation of the PTr, move towards the renewal of teams: it is a “must”. But, to tell you very frankly, I am not one of those who think that this can happen now or before the upcoming legislative elections. Time is against us, political and judicial events, on both sides, too.
What needs to be done, I believe, is to consolidate and enrich the existing structures, to have a good balance between experienced people and competent and promising young people, who are ready to sacrifice their time, their money and their work.
, behind a serious leadership and a reinvigorated leader, having learned the lessons of the past and having drawn a line under all that he thinks could have contributed to the setback of 2014… A leadership now ready to restore to politics its letters of nobility and to put all his competence and his characteristics as a charismatic leader at the service of the country and its people.
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