Hansard - Parliament

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2012.05.08
performing East India dance in Trinidad of different categories as good as
you could find in any part of India. People like Sandra Sookdeo, Mungal
Patassar, Susan Mohip, Rana Mohip and Sat Balkaransingh.
Further, there is a gentleman by the name of Mr. Quincy Charles of
African descent from Diego Martin whom we met in India, and who has
been there now for five years training in dance, and who is now such a good
exponent of Kathak dance, that he is now training Indians in Kathak dance
in India; a Trinidadian. [Desk thumping] Maybe Senator, you may laugh at
this and scoff at it, but it tells you something of how far our people have
moved for unity, and how backward you have remained in this divisiveness
kind of management set in this country. What a shame! [Desk thumping]
Mr. President, the thrust of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago—
Sen. Al-Rawi: Standing Order 35(5), Mr. President.
Hon. Dr. S. Rambachan: You do not want to hear the truth. The truth
hurts.
Mr. President: You may proceed, Senator, overruled. [Desk thumping]
Hon. Dr. S. Rambachan: Mr. President, It was not I who asked the
question to indicate the reasons for the expenses. [Crosstalk]
Sen. Al-Rawi: Point of privilege, Mr. President.
Hon. Senator: There is no point of privilege.
Sen. Al-Rawi: There is a point of privilege. Learn your Standing
Orders, my friend. Thank you, Mr. President. Moving on from your ruling,
of course, I am not questioning it in any fashion, it is the words “scoff” and
“you” in relation to Sen. Hinds in the most derogatory tone provided by the
Minister, that I hold objection to as a matter of privilege to the integrity of a
character of a sitting Member of the Senate, if I could ask you to consider