Alliance l’espoir held a press conference this morning, where the leader of the Opposition hit hard on the government. He said that the country was ill-prepared for the reopening of the borders. Furthermore, he recalled that the government has refused to close the borders on time and to pre-order vaccines as urged by the Opposition in March 2020.
For him, even the partial reopening of the borders last September was done not under the best condition. For him, not only are elderly people not vaccinated but this is also a rejuvenation in the mortality cases. He accused the government of “serious failures”. He also mentioned a poor quality of care and while comparing Mauritius to other countries with the same vaccination rate, he said that the country holds a world record.
Xavier-Luc Duval also mentioned the confusion regarding access to supermarkets. He said it was “nonsense” to prevent unvaccinated people from buying food.
Bérenger: From the beginning, they have fooled the population
Paul Berenger said that the health situation in the country is attributable to the government. “From the beginning, they have fooled the population and manipulated the figures. It is a traumatized country with deaths in spades,” he said. In addition, the MMM leader said that the country needs a credible government that tells the truth to the people.
On the incident involving Steven Obeegadoo who was saying that the situation in schools was not chaotic while the Minister of Education was announcing the closure of schools at the same time, Paul Bérenger stated: “I prefer not to talk about Steven Obeegadoo., he would have left long ago!”
When asked about the performance of the Deputy Speaker, Zahid Nazurally, Paul Berenger said that the Deputy Speaker is young and inexperienced but has the will to do well. He cannot be compared to the Speaker.
Bodha: The leader of the House has been humiliated
Referring to the confusion and the fact that Steven Obeegadoo has been caught out in Parliament, Nando Bodha explained that this is, as he said, “evidence of a power vacuum”.
According to him, the situation is a disaster. It is, he said, a problem of leadership and trust. He explained that it was an advisor in the Prime Minister’s office who asked the Minister of Education, after talking to the Prime Minister in London, to go on television to announce the closure of the schools. “Meanwhile, the Leader of the House, the Acting Prime Minister, did not know about it. There is a psychosis in the country,” he said.
Bhadain : The government will have to answer for medical negligence
For the Reform Party leader, the government has tried to manipulate public opinion. This, according to him, explains the fact that the population is traumatized in the country. For him, the only solution was not vaccination, as stated by members of the government. Deploring the large number of deaths, he said that those responsible in the government will have to answer for medical negligence.
