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PNM by-election candidate faces eviction
Story Updated: Jul 4, 2013
ILLEGAL FARMING: Roodal Moonilal
A new twist in the build-up to the Chaguanas West by-election could see People’s National Movement (PNM) candidate, commercial farmer Avinash Singh, evicted from his 100-acre farming project. Singh met with PNM Leader Dr Keith Rowley at Balisier House, Port of Spain yesterday to collect his deposit cheque and said he had just learned that “agencies” of the Government were breaching the Felicity Foodcrop Project where he, his family and almost 100 other farmers had crops. “Members of my family who were present on the farm called and passed the information to me that authorities were actually on-site and they’re actually threatening my workers, my staff, my family members and all the other farmers in the area,” Singh said.Singh said he and the other farmers occupying that land had State land status, which was a document from the State giving them permission to farm on the land. He said that document was recognised by the Ministry of Food Production and the Commissioner of State Lands and other relevant agencies.“All the members have legal documentation and legal rights to produce on that project,” Singh said.He said this was the first time he was approached in the nine years he farmed that land.Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj both yesterday confirmed their visit to Singh’s 100-acre farmland. Moonilal said Singh was illegally squatting on the land and would be evicted, but denied that it had anything to do with the upcoming by-election.“That land has been earmarked for residential housing for the ex-Caroni Ltd workers. I think he (Singh) and the PNM is getting too nervous too soon.”Moonilal said it was not just the Singh family that would be removed but almost 100 farmers that utilised that illegal farming project despite it being almost a decade old.“We have no evidence that he has been there for nine years but we do have evidence that he was served eviction notice last year and told that he was squatting on housing land,” Moonilal said.Singh said Minister Maharaj visited the project last year and endorsed it. While Maharaj admitted that he visited the land, he said at the time he was unaware that it was illegal.“The Government will not tolerate any squatting on State lands. Anyone found squatting will have to leave,” Maharaj said.He said Singh never applied to the State for access to the property and denied that he (Singh) was being victimised because he was contesting the by-election for the PNM.But Rowley described the move as a straight case of victimisation and “coded racism”.“He is to be victimised all because he had chosen to offer himself to run for the PNM,” Rowley said.He described this development as “unequal treatment” and said Singh would continue to have the full support of the party.“I am quite disturbed at what has been reported to me about this impending eviction of Avinash and his colleagues from lands in Felicity.”Rowley said while some of the land in that area was earmarked for housing for the former Caroni workers, some of it was arable and better suited to farming and not housing. He said when the then PNM Government learned that, they shifted the housing plans to Caroni Savannah Road where the land was less suitable for farming.“In this specific instance, these farmers, who under their own initiative, have chosen their crops and have been farming there.”Rowley dubbed Moonilal the “bulldozer minister” and issued a stern warning to him and the Government.“Listen to me very carefully, I represent the political party that brought independence and equality of opportunity to all the people of this country and I am putting Dr Moonilal and this Government on notice today that after this meeting I will be talking to the lawyers to ensure that if Avinash Singh is victimised in any way we are going to the court, asking the court for an adjudication,” he said.
rfari wrote:Redtiger
With all due respects to you, at the rate u going with all the political discussion u gonna burn urself out. Let a lil 'kuchur' pass in de ched a lil bit nah man. De election banter now start. Rock back and take it enn.
And doh forget that all dis is smokescreen to duck and weave from the section 34 emails.
Meem go forget da jesso. Unders all the ole talk we like to ole talk here....
rfari wrote:Well truth be told; the only guys that will make this ched more interesting are unfortunately on vacation and are unable to contribute so it come like u spinning top in mud like the ole ppl does say. But do ur thing. Hope that u are around when the pp fowl dem start to kick up
rfari wrote:Oh lawd. Do ur ting sistren
pioneer wrote:I honestly missed this one, was too busy trollin the chit out of every UNC/PPG page I can find and sending out emails about this dog bill.
In for the cliffs
black start wrote:what if I told you all avinash singh is a tuner?
Ronnie203 wrote:Just a bunch of ole theifs
This PP gov. thieving Taxpayers money like there's no tomorrow.....its the worst i've seen
and moonlal giving all he partners and them land..Free
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