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The Council for Responsible Political Behaviour is urging political parties and prospective candidates to refrain from using State resources as part of their campaigns. This comes after the controversy surrounding Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh’s alleged distribution of Ministry of Health (MoH) water bottles during his election walkabouts.
The United National Congress (UNC) wrote to the Integrity Commission on Monday, stating that it had learnt the bottles were part of an MoH TTMoves initiative, with MPs being allocated 100 each. It accused Deyalsingh of “blatant attempt at electioneering.”
Speaking to Guardian Media yesterday, council chairman Dr Bishnu Ragoonath stressed that State resources should not be used to the advantage of an incumbent MP. However, he noted that if the bottles were indeed part of an MoH initiative and used appropriately, there would be no ethical violation.
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