“The National Federation Party is probably getting the taste of their own medicine.”
FijiFirst Parliamentary Whip Ashneel Sudhakar has made this comment after NFP’s Youth Wing President, Sharveen Chaudhary alleged that he was threatened and intimidated by a government MP last week.
In his letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Chaudhary has alleged that the government MP approached him and his colleague in the parliament cark park and was visibly angry, biting down on his lower lip and shouting.
Chaudhary has alleged that the government MP confronted them with regards to certain social media posts that the NFP Youth Wing had made to his reaction and statements to their submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence on two treaties.
Chaudhary says it is important to note that during their submission, this government MP was the Acting Chair of the Committee.
NFP’s Youth Wing President has also alleged that this government MP told him to “watch out” stating their offices were in the same building and then he repeatedly called him and his colleague “rubbish people” as they walked towards the main entrance to Parliament.
When questioned on the issue, Ashneel Sudhakar says NFP is the first party that talks about freedom of speech and expression and they are the first ones to run to the police and the Speaker of Parliament when somebody else expresses their views to them.
He says NFP is free to report the matter to the police and the Speaker of Parliament.
NFP’s Leader, Biman Prasad says he is disappointed with Sudhakar’s comments as he had expected Sudhakar to say that they do not condone any kind of threat by any member of the parliament which includes those in the opposition as well.
We are also expected to receive a response from the Secretary General to Parliament today in relation to NFP’s letter.
