Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed said last night he was unaware of an allegation that the garbage at the residence of Cumuto/Manzanilla MP Dr Rai Ragbir had not been collected since his controversial vote with the Government on Whistleblower legislation. “I have to investigate this. This is news to me.
That is normally not the practice of any garbage collector,” he said. Ragbir, who lives in Chaguanas, is currently being investigated by the party for breaking ranks and voting with the Government on the Whistleblower bill. :‘PUNISHED’: Dr Rai Ragbir Sources said as soon as Ragbir cast his vote in the Parliament, he was immediately removed from the UNC Parliamentarians Chat Group.
“The punishment was swift and decisive,” one MP said. Yesterday, a video was circulating on social media which showed the alleged non-removal of Ragbir’s garbage. The narrator in the video said: “The garbage truck came on Monday, on Wednesday and have (sic) not picked up the garbage as yet.
If you look at the neighbours’ bins they are all empty...
This is as a result of the UNC-led Chaguanas Corporation victimising Dr Rai Ragbir.” However, when contacted by the Express, the Chaguanas mayor was surprised to hear about the video and the allegations. “So they not picking up Rai Ragbir rubbish? That’s what yuh tell me?” he asked.
Told that this was the claim, he said, “Wow. I need to see that video. Could you send it to me?” When the Express sent him the video, Mohammed said: �.
