Members of the Entente de L’Espoir were in Rivière-Nord-Ouest on Friday evening for a political meeting. For Paul Berenger, the Central Bank now operates as a department of the Ministry of Finance. Yesterday, the platform L’Espoir was in GRNO for a rally. On the budget, Paul Bérenger targeted the Bank of Mauritius… and the Minister of Finance. Paul Bérenger believes that it was under pressure from the opposition that he was forced to increase the pension by Rs 1,000. He added that the allowances offered will be quickly dissolved with the hike in prices due to inflation and the depreciation of the rupee. In this regard, he brought out the heavy artillery against the Bank of Mauritius, which he accuses of having become nothing more or less than a department of Finance. The Central Bank, according to Paul Berenger, is used to finance the budget.
The MMM leader, during his speech at GRNO yesterday, insisted that the budget and its measures should not make us forget the cases of police brutality and torture. Paul Bérenger also asked the magistrates to stop giving judgments based on the confession of suspects. For him, they must judge according to the facts and evidence because many suspects, under torture, confess to crimes they did not commit. He said that the Prime Minister could not say that he was not aware of these cases of torture and police brutality. “He is the Minister of Home Affairs,” said Paul Berenger, who accuses Pravind Jugnauth of having “removed Heman Jangi as head of the CCID. The latter, according to the MMM leader, should have been fired.
“We must remain mobilized”, says XLD
For the leader of the opposition, the measures announced in the Budget 2022-2023 are not sufficient. Xavier-Luc Duval was in GRNO on Friday where the platform Hope held a meeting. He said that the Minister of Finance could have done more to help the population. However, he asked the population to remain mobilized. According to him, Renganaden Padayachy should be forced to come up with a mini-budget to compensate the loss of purchasing power of the people. He also said that the Rs 1,000 granted will not be worth anything with the numerous price increases.
