PNM WOMEN'S LEAGUE VS UNC WOMEN'S LEAGUE

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00:00The clerk will take this.

00:04A heated exchange between Prime Minister Kamala Passat-Bissessa and Opposition MP Fadigo Martin Northeast,

00:12Colmenbert, in the House of Representatives on November 21st, has exploded across social media.

00:18While the People's National Movement Women's League has come out in criticism of the Prime Minister,

00:23expressing concern over the remarks, it says the statement is inappropriate,

00:27deeply troubling, and wholly unbecoming of the holder of the office of the Prime Minister.

00:33The PNM Women's League says Parliament must never become a space where violent expressions are normalized and encouraged,

00:41and more so at a time when the country is battling an increase in violence, indiscipline, and disrespect.

00:48It further expresses a belief that the onus is on leaders to set an example,

00:52and it questions how the Prime Minister, in demonstrating that behavior,

00:56can speak to young people on violence, conflict resolution, etc.

01:01The United National Congress Women's League has responded,

01:04condemning what it calls the quote-unquote regressive and misleading statement issued by the PNM Women's League.

01:11It claims that Imbit aggressively pointed his fingers at the Prime Minister

01:15in what it views as a disrespectful, intimidating, and hostile gesture.

01:20The UNC Women's League says,

01:22Any woman, in any setting, would understand that this was a rightful act of self-defense.

01:29Rather than reflect on his own conduct, Imbit escalated a confrontation with a threatening retort, or what?

01:36This was not parliamentary debate.

01:38This was a classic case of male intimidation.

01:41The league says Passat-Bissetta stood her ground and refers to the PNM Women's League comments

01:48as victim-blaming and woman-shaming, as it expresses support behind the action of the Prime Minister.

01:54Meanwhile, Imbit took to his Twitter account to comment on the matter, saying,

01:58Last Friday, the PM, who is the chairman of the National Security Council, threatened physical assault in Parliament.

02:06This did not appear to be banter, but rather a statement of intent to be violent

02:10from the person responsible for anti-crime policy in TNT.

02:14Where are we going?

02:16Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.