Hinds says Ramjattan, Nagamootoo’s ‘only use’ was to bring in ‘Indian votes’

In a confirmation of criticisms of the APNU+AFC Coalition, the Working People’s Alliance’s (WPA), David Hinds, made clear that the AFC’s only usefulness was to secure the “Indian vote” for the PNCR-led APNU.

At a meeting in Atlanta, United States of America, he went further to stress that the Coalition had no purpose after the May 2015 General and Regional Elections. He said, “What we were in was an electoral arrangement with the AFC, Nagamootoo and Ramjattan, and so on. And it was strictly for elections. When the elections are over, the Coalition is really over…we make elec- toral arrangements to win the elections.”

The Indo-Guyanese “who were Ministers in the last government,” according to Hinds were needed because “we needed some Indian votes and they brought some Indian votes.”

As has been the pattern, Hinds honed in on his claims of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese – a line repeatedly peddled without any substantiation.

The controversial David Hinds has doubled down on his divisive rhetoric saying he has “no apology” to make for his recent controversial comments.

The United States-based Hinds has been one of the more vocal personalities aligned to the APNU+AFC Coalition calling for persons to do everything possible to undermine the government. His comments were premised on the claim that Afro-Guyanese have to respond to the “provocation of violence” by the PPP/C government via its economic policies – a claim for which there is no substantial evidence to support.

On November 22, 2021, David Hinds, said: “I think the time has come to defend ourselves…it is time for action…I am also repeating my call to undermine the government. I said that in August and I am saying it again. A leader does not have to