Parliament is not a playground

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July 29, 2026

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Jul 29, 2026 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom

(Kaieteur News) – There is a profound difference between opposition and obstruction. One strengthens democracy; the other seeks to paralyse it. One tests governments through argument; the other attempts to silence them through noise.

On Monday, the National Assembly witnessed far more than an unruly protest. It witnessed a calculated assault on parliamentary order itself.

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