Attorney General (AG) and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall has accused the Parliamentary Opposition of exploiting the MV Barima tragedy for political gain, saying its members appear more concerned with blaming the Government than supporting those affected by the incident.

“They have exploited people’s anger, they have exploited people’s trauma, they have exploited people’s pain, they have exploited people’s grief, they have exploited people’s anguish in prosecuting and prostituting their narrow political agenda,” Nandlall contended during his programme “Issues in the News” on Tuesday.

In fact, Nandlall referred to their conduct in the National Assembly on Monday, arguing that the session should have been marked by solemnity in light of the tragedy.