REFERENCING Lord Krishna's promise to come from time to time to restore righteousness in times of turmoil, Public Utilities Minister and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Barry Padarath drew a direct parallel to the April 28 general election, which saw Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC return to office.

"Mr Speaker, on April 28, Bhawan Krishna did not come himself. He did not send a man. He sent a woman, the embodiment of Mahalakshmi herself that we celebrate during Divali time, to return goodness, prosperity, happiness, the light, the divinity to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago," Padarath sad.

He added that the government recognises that any society that respects women will uphold it.