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  • 8 months ago
Some Couva South Constituents are in shock
at the decision to replace their present Parliamentary Representative Rudranath Indarsingh.
Alicia Boucher was in the Constituency today, and files this report.

Transcript
00:00Come April 28th, polling day, Princestown MP Barry Podarot will run in Coover South
00:06for the United National Congress in place of Rudranath Indarsingh.
00:10The party has not announced its future plans for Indarsingh, but the move has taken some
00:15constituents by surprise.
00:17One such person is doubles vendor Sachin Ramdath.
00:21That surprised me plenty because he does do plenty for the community.
00:24Everything.
00:25He does help out.
00:28So I don't know, this country going to the dogs right now, I mean, really.
00:32Ramdath says to find politicians who are service-centered is not commonplace.
00:37But according to him, Indarsingh was able to set himself apart.
00:40What are some of the things that he would have done?
00:43He, like any community problems, he would try to help out.
00:49Somebody passed away in Texas.
00:52Somebody passed away in my family.
00:53He don't even know the family.
00:54He attended every single funeral.
00:56Businessman Aden Marchan, who has lived in the area for 30 years, has a slightly different
01:02view, but there is one area of consistency.
01:05To tell you the truth, well, none of my enemies really did anything for me around this area.
01:13But it's a shock to me to know that, you know, he had left.
01:20As simple as to clean the drain or do something, it's always a hectic thing.
01:27Marchan tells us he will be keeping an eye on that and what is done to address crime
01:31in the area from any new representative that the constituency receives.
01:36Stephan Siratan had no idea about the change until we approached him.
01:41He describes Indarsingh as the man.
01:45So he was definitely a representative that was always on the ground with his constituents.
01:49On the ground, correct.
01:50And the youth, as well as the people, have always had it with Rudy.
01:54So we don't know what's going on now.
01:56I was shocked when you told me that, I knew it was in my ears.
02:00While Cuva South is traditionally considered a safe seat for the UNC, Siratan says Padarath
02:07has big shoes to fill.
02:08Rudy did some things that nobody in the government ever even did.
02:13Like what?
02:14I mean, drainage, certain flooding, certain assistance to people.
02:20The government never even helped nobody.
02:22Rudy came out and he owned and helped people.
02:25So he had to prove himself.
02:26Once he proved himself, he had a winning seat.
02:28Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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