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  • 8 months ago
One person who is not surprised by the replacement of Rudranath Indarsingh as Couva South UNC prospective Candidate is Political Scientist Dr. Bishnu Ragoonath.
He spoke to TV6 News on this, and the selection of Former Senior Superintendent of Police Roger Alexander as the UNC's Tunapuna Candidate.
Alicia Boucher has the details.
Transcript
00:00Political scientist Dr. Vishnu Raghunath is uncertain as to what propelled the
00:05Screening Committee of the United National Congress to replace Rujunath
00:09in Darsing with Barry Podarath in the Kuva South constituency. However, from
00:13his lens, it was not jaw-dropping.
00:30The political scientist does not foresee the change in Kuva South and
00:39Princestown, which will be contested for the UNC by Dr. Ayana Ali, having any
00:45impact based on voting trends and the fact that both constituencies are UNC
00:50safe seats. Dr. Raghunath believes that a UNC is attempting to change a face of
00:59the party in the hopes of winning the general election. In order for them to do
01:04that, he tells us, the UNC must draw support from outside of its base in
01:09marginal constituencies and further changes along those lines will not
01:14surprise him. The political scientist notes the pledge of support for the UNC
01:19from in Darsing and even Jayanti Lachmedial, who has also not been
01:23selected, compared to the approach taken by those who have been referred to as
01:28UNC dissidents.
01:45As it pertains to Roger Alexander contesting Tunapuna and his campaign on
01:50crime, Dr. Raghunath is of the view that it is likely to add appeal to the
01:55business community, as crime has been a major concern in the constituency for
01:59the past few years.
02:01Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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