The deputy for constituency no.3 (Port-Louis maritime-Port-Louis Est), Aadil Ameer Meea, was expelled from Parliament on Tuesday night by the Deputy Speaker, Zaid Nazurally, during the section reserved for Specific matters He intervened after several parliamentarians including Osman Mohamed, Richard Duval, Vikram Hurdoyal, Sudeer Maudhoo addressed the Parliament on the 2021-2022 budget. His expulsion came when he spoke of the fact that on May 11 he had addressed a question to Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth relating to the presence of illegal motorcycle races on the motorway near Roche-Bois. He wanted Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Steve Obeegadoo to inform the head of government of his observation on the ground. The Deputy speaker objected to this way of doing things. But the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) MP stressed as he has ten minutes. “According to the standing orders, I’m allowed to make my point,” he said. The Deputy Speaker immediately added: “I’ve been very nice”. , “Don’t argue with me”. “I’m not arguing. This is my right”. The Deputy Speaker responded by saying, “I’m ordering you out. You don’t comment. Out.
PPS Rajanah Dhaliah, proposed the adjournment of parliamentary proceedings last night.
Debates on the Budget 2021-2022 continued Tuesday. As expected, the members of the opposition were on the attack while those on the Government side have defended the measures announced by Renganaden Padayachy.
Stéphanie Anquetil, from Labour Party, deplored that fact that the budget contained no measures to empower women nor fight against domestic violence. She blasted the Minister of Gender Equality who, she said, does not walk the talk. She even accused Kalpana Koonjoo-Shah of not having the interests of women and children at heart.
Subashnee Lutchmun Roy was next to intervene. She was extremely critical of Stéphanie Anquetil and expressed her proudness to be part of « a government who reviewed the threshold …”
Bhagwan: “People are getting poorer”
For Rajesh Bhagwan, the purchasing power of Mauritians is evaporating. For him, day after day, people are getting poorer in the country. He deplored the fact that Air Mauritius is like a bird with a broken leg. He blasted the Minister of Health who, according to him, do not understand the people’s psychology. He criticized the decision of the finance minister to put a levy of Rs 2 on petroleum products. For him, the Government is in a denial mode.
Rajesh Bhagwan stated that the population is angry against a government which symbolizes corruption and wastage of money. He also spoke lengthily on the bettingindustry. He ended his intervention by saying that the government missed an opportunity to cater for post-Covid challenges.
