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Frank Bainimarama has retaliated to a call by FICTU leader, Attar Singh, for people to reject the draft and push for the return of the Yash Ghai document that was burned and rejected by the regime last year. (see earlier story)
Bainimarama's told Fiji media in no uncertain terms that anyone who doesn't follow the Constitution will go to jail.
Singh and the other members of the United Front for a Democratic Fiji are planning a series of meetings to debate the new draft with the first happening next Wednesday at the FTA Hall in Knollys Street, Suva, and the second the Friday at TokaToka Resort in Nadi. Both start at 5 o'clock.
In a statement, the UFDF also rejects Bainimarama's draft saying "As expected, the constitution seeks to
perpetuate a dictatorship by entrenching the many restrictions and prohibitions
imposed on the people since the 2006 coup. These include the restrictions on group
rights such as trade unions and continued limitations on the judiciary."
The UFDF, which is made up of FICTU, the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SDL), the National Federation Party and the Fiji Labour Party, is particularly concerned with:
· the restrictions in the proposed Bill of Rights which imposes more prohibitions than rights;
· absence of land and tenancy rights;
. absence of recognition of women and minority communities;
· continued restrictions on an independent judiciary;
. entrenchment of prohibitive decrees;
. absence of any caretaker government prior to elections;
. blanket immunities including for acts not yet committed;
A reminder, meanwhile, of the dangers in the regime Constitution in the following which has been compiled by a blogger to show some of the differences between the 1997 Constitution, the Ghai draft and the Bainimarama draft. Readers will note the ominous blank in the Bainimarama draft in key areas. They are a concern.
COMPARISON
OF THE 1997 CONSTITUTION, GHAI DRAFT & BAINIMARAMA DRAFT
1997
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GHAI DRAFT
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BAI DRAFT
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[Preamble]Long Preamble
WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE FIJI
ISLANDS112,
SEEKING the blessing of God
who has always watched over these islands:
RECALLING the events in our
history that have made us what we are, especially the settlement of these
islands by the ancestors of the indigenous Fijian and Rotuman people; the
arrival of forebears of subsequent settlers, including Pacific Islanders,
Europeans, Indians and Chinese; the conversion of the indigenous inhabitants
of these islands from heathenism to Christianity through the power of the
name of Jesus Christ; the enduring influence of Christianity in these islands
and its contribution, along with that of other faiths, to the spiritual life
of Fiji:
ACKNOWLEDGING our unique
constitutional history:
(a) first, the Deed of Cession of 10 October 1874 when
RatuSeruEpenisaCakobau, Tui Viti and Vunivalu, together with the High Chiefs
of Fiji, signifying their loyalty and devotion to Her Most Gracious Majesty,
Queen Victoria, and their acceptance of the divine guidance of God and the
rule of law, ceded Fiji to Great Britain, which cession was followed in
November 1879 by the cession to Great Britain of Rotuma by the Chiefs of Rotuma;
(b) secondly, our becoming an independent sovereign state when Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II promulgated the Fiji Independence Order 1970 under
which the Fiji Constitution of 1970 came into being;
(c) thirdly, the abrogation of that Constitution in 1987 by the
Constitution Abrogation Decree 1987;
(d) fourthly, after a period of 3 years, the giving to Fiji of the 1990
Constitution by His Excellency the President, Ratu Sir
PenaiaKanatabatuGanilau, Tui Cakau, GCMG, KCVO, KBE, DSO. KStJ, ED, with the
blessings and approval of the Great Council of Chiefs;
(e) fifthly, the review of that Constitution undertaken under its
provisions; and
(f) sixthly, the conferral by the High Chiefs of Fiji in their abundant
wisdom of their blessings and approval on this Constitution:
RECOGNISING that the descendants of all those who chose to make
their homes in these islands form our multicultural society:
AFFIRMING the contributions of all communities to the
well-being of that society, and the rich variety of their faiths, traditions,
languages and cultures:
TAKING PRIDE our common citizenship and in the development of
our economy and political institutions:
COMMITTING ourselves anew to living in harmony and unity,
promoting social justice and the economic and social advancementof all
communities, respecting their rights and interests and strengthening our
institutions of government:
REAFFIRMING our recognition of the human rights and fundamental
freedoms of all individuals and groups, safeguarded by adherence to the rule
of law, and our respect for human dignity and for the importance of the
family,
WITH GOD AS OUR WITNESS, GIVE OURSELVES THIS
CONSTITUTION
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Preamble
The People of Fiji declare
––
We are Fijian: iTaukei and all others who have come to
make their home in these islands. We recognise the
indigenous Fijian and
Rotuman peoples who first
formed a spiritual
connection with these
islands, establishing a strong, vibrant culture lasting for thousands of
years.
We receive the gifts of
these islands, their history, heritage,
and name with deep gratitude. Together, we aspire
to keep faith
with the spirit of tolerance in
building our nation. Wishing to heal the divisions of
our past, we acknowledge our struggles, and our failure to create a single
nation and to establish an inclusive democratic society.
Striving now to live in
unity, we resolve––
–––– to share the spirit of play, work and worship,
–––– to
create a modern,
progressive,
multicultural nation founded
on trust, tolerance, inclusiveness, compassion, the
dignity and equality
of each individual, and respect
and stewardship of nature’s gifts, and
–––– to build a just and
sustainable government on the
foundation of freedom, democracy, social justice, human rights, and the rule
of law.
In humility and hope,
determined to overcome
the past, and
having engaged in
open discussion of our visions for Fiji, we adopt this Constitution
for ourselves, and as a gift to our
children, with the
prayer that the
generations who follow may live in peace
and happiness.
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WE, THE PEOPLE
OF FIJI,
DECLARING that we are all Fijians
united by common
and equal citizenry; RECOGNISING the
Constitution as the supreme law of our country that provides the
framework for the conduct of Government and all Fijians;
COMMITTING ourselves to the recognition and protection of human rights, and
our respect for human
dignity; and
DECLARING our
commitment to justice, national sovereignty and security, social and
economic wellbeing,
and safeguarding our environment;
HEREBY ESTABLISH THIS
CONSTITUTION FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF FIJI.
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1997
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GHAI DRAFT
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REGIME DRAFT
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Chapter 8
Great Council of Chiefs (Bose LevuVakaturaga)
Section 116
Bose LevuVakaturaga
(1) The Bose LevuVakaturaga established under the Fijian Affairs Act
continues in existence and its membership, functions, operations and
procedures are as prescribed from time to time by or under that Act.
(2) The Bose LevuVakaturaga has, in addition to the functions set out in
the Fijian Affairs Act, the functions conferred on it under this
Constitution.
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Chapter
4––Civic and Political Life
56. Recognition
of Bose LevuVakaturaga
The Bose LevuVakaturaga is
recognised as a custodian of iTaukei culture and traditions, and as a
non-partisan organ of civil society existing to––
(a) promote wider
understanding of iTaukei culture, and its traditional values and practices,
in a manner consistent with the multicultural character of Fiji;
(b) promote the development
of traditional practices in accordance with the values of this Constitution;
and
(c) advise any State organ,
at the request of the government, on matters relating to iTaukei language,
culture, traditional values and practices.
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No
Provision
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1997
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GHAI DRAFT
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BAI DRAFT
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Chapter 13 Group Rights
Section 185
Alteration of certain Acts
(1) A bill alters any of the following Acts, namely:
(a) Fijian Affairs Act;
(b) Fijian Development Fund Act;
(c) Native Lands Act;
(d) Native Land Trust Act;
(e)Rotuman Act;
(f)Rotuman Lands Act;
(g)Banaban Lands Act; or
(h)Banaban Settlement Act:
including a Bill prepared
in consequence of the enactment of this Constitution:
(i) must be expressed as a Bill for an Act to alter the Act concerned;
(j) must not be presented for the President's assent unless it has been
read 3 times in each House and motions for the second and third readings are
carried in each House; and
(k) is declined not to have been passed by the Senate unless at its
third reading in that House it is supported by the votes of at least 9 of the
14 members of the Senate appointed under paragraph 64 (1)(a).
(2) A Bill that alters the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act:
(a) must be expressed as a Bill for an Act to alter that Act; and
(b) must not be presented
for the President's assent unless:
(i) it has been read 3 times in each House and motions for the second
and third readings are carried in each House; and
(ii) at its third reading it is supported by the votes of at least
two-thirds of the members of each House and, in the case of the Senate, by
the votes of at least 9 or the 14 members of the Senate appointed under
paragraph 64 (1)(a).
(3) The President must not assent to a Bill referred to in this section
unless it is accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary-General to
Parliament certifying that, in relation to the particular House, the approval
required by this section has been given.
Section 186 Customary
laws and customary rights
(1) The Parliament must make' provision for the
application of customary laws and for dispute resolution in accordance with
traditional Fijian processes.
(2) In doing so, the Parliament must have regard to the
customs, traditions, usages, values and aspirations of the Fijian and Rotuman
people.
(3) The Parliament must make provision granting to the
owners of land or of registered customary fishing rights an equitable share
of royalties or other moneys paid to the State in respect of the grant by the
State of rights to extract minerals from the land or the seabed.
(4) A law fixing amounts under subsection (3) must
require that account be taken of.
(a) any benefits that the owners are likely to receive
as a result of the mineral exploitation;
(b) the risk of environmental damage;
(c) any legal obligation of the State to contribute to a
fund to meet the cost of preventing, repairing or compensating for any
environmental damage;
(d) the cost to the State of administering exploitation
rights; and
(e) the appropriate contribution to the general revenue
of the State to be made by the person granted exploitation rights.
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Chapter
2––Our Natural Heritage
10. The
natural environment
Our island home is a rich
and complex natural environment. Each of us now living here––
(a) acknowledges the spirit
in all living things;
(b) accepts the
responsibility to care for and preserve the natural environment;
(c) bears an
obligation to leave
a clean and
healthy environment to
future generations; and
(d) undertakes to––
(i) care for the air, the
land, the water, and all living things within them;
and
(ii) use resources in
moderation, and replenish the land.
11. Security
of existing land rights
(1) All ownership
of land, and
all rights and
interests in land,
whether freehold, customary or
public, that existed immediately before the effective date of this
Constitution, continue to exist under this Constitution.
(2) The ultimate ownership of
land held in customary ownership as of the effective date always remains with
the customary owners of that land, and cannot be taken by any other person,
or transferred or granted to any other person, except to the State in
accordance with Article 37.
(3) The State must not require the
transfer or grant of the ultimate ownership
of any customary land except as a measure of last resort, preferring
to enter into lease arrangements or other interests less than ultimate
ownership.
(4) Freehold land remains
freehold when the title is transferred, even if transferred to the State.
(5) Public land belongs to the people
collectively and is held by the State
in trust for them.
12. Principles
of land use and environmental protection
(1)Security of land rights
must be assured for all legitimate land holders, users
and occupiers.
(2) All foreshore land, being land
between mean low spring tide to mean
high spring tide, is public land.
(3) All land and natural
resources must be protected and managed
for the benefit of present and
future generations in a manner that––
(a) promotes conservation;
and
(b) protects biodiversity,
genetic resources and ecologically sensitive areas.
(4) The State must employ
effective systems of environmental impact assessment, environmental audit and
monitoring of the environment.
(5) The State may –
(a) promote good land use;
and
(b) regulate the
use of any
land, or any
interest in or right
over any land,
to promote public safety, public order, public health, or sound rural
or urban development.
(6) Land use planning laws,
and procedures for granting permits, must require owners to provide
reasonable notice to neighbouring owners and occupiers before undertaking any
alteration in land use that may reasonably be anticipated to affect their
rights or interests.
(7) Land administration, including
land records, land
use consultation, planning, procedures for granting permits,
and environmental impact studies, must
be participatory, transparent, accessible and cost effective.
13. Fishing
grounds and marine areas
Parliament must regulate
rights of access to reefs, fishing grounds and similar marine areas, and take
appropriate action to protect all marine areas.
14. Natural
resources
(1) Policy, legislation and
decision making relating to natural resources must be guided by the following
principles:
(a) Resource development and
use must promote the social and economic benefit of the people.
(b) State organs must keep the
public informed and involved in decisions relating to resource policy and
management.
(c) Resource development
permits should be granted on the basis of competitive tendering, unless there
is a substantial reason to do otherwise.
(d) The decision to approve,
licence or otherwise permit any development should be made only after careful
consideration of all foreseeable benefits and social, economic and
environmental consequences.
(e) All enterprises engaged
in resource extraction must be required to maintain best practice standards in
contracting, operations, payments, transparency and accountability.
(2) All minerals in or under
any land or water, belong to the People and are held by the State in trust
for the benefit of the People.
(3) The owners of any
particular land, or of any particular registered customary fishing rights,
are entitled to receive an equitable share of royalties or other money paid
to the State in respect of the grant by the State of rights to extract
minerals from that land or the seabed in the area of those fishing rights.
(4) An Act of Parliament may
determine the framework for calculating equitable shares under clause (3),
taking into account––
(a) any benefits that the
owners received or may receive as a result of the mineral exploitation;
(b) the risk of environmental
damage;
(c) any legal obligation of
the State to contribute to a fund to meet the cost of preventing, repairing
or compensating for any environmental damage;
(d) the cost to the State of
administering exploitation rights; and
(e) the appropriate contribution to the
general revenue of the State to be made by any person granted exploitation
rights.
15. Duty
to consult with respect to land and resources
(1) If any
project is proposed
to develop infrastructure, or
to develop or
extract resources, on any land in a manner that may reasonably be
anticipated to adversely affect the rights or interests of other persons or a
community with respect to that land or any other land, the State and the
proponent of the project have a joint duty, before licensing, permitting or
undertaking that project, to ––
(a) inform those persons or
that community about the project in sufficient detail for the affected
persons to assess the possible effects of the project on their rights and
interests;
(b) engage in constructive
discussions with the affected persons to identify any reservations they may
have about the effects of the project; and
(c) seek consensus
with the affected
persons by making
any reasonable and necessary modifications to the project
to protect their rights and interests and accommodate their reservations.
(2) State organs, when
licensing or permitting a project, must impose conditions which, so far as
reasonably possible, protect the rights and interests and accommodate the
reservations of the affected persons with respect to the project.
(3) The duty to consult, as
set out in clause (1), continues while the project is underway, so long as it
affects the rights or interests of other persons or communities.
16. National Consultative Land Forum
(1) Parliament must enact
legislation to establish a National Consultative Land Forum. (2) The Forum must––
(a) be chaired by a person
with knowledge of land law or land administration in Fiji, who is not the holder of any
public office, and not a representative of the interests of either landowners
or tenants; and
(b) otherwise consist
of an equal
number of persons
drawn from each
of the following three
stakeholder groups:
(i) State organs or
enterprises engaged in land policy, land management or the administration of
land law, including local government authorities.
(ii) Land owners, with a
balance between owners of freehold and customary land owners.
(iii) Tenants, reflecting the
diversity of urban and rural tenants, tenants of freehold, customary and
public land, and agricultural, commercial and residential users.
(3) The purposes of the
National Consultative Land Forum are to––
(a) educate the public on
land ownership, land use and land administration;
(b) research issues
respecting land, land use and land administration;
(c) convene meetings
for deliberation of land
issues in the broader
social and economic context,
and seek to reach consensus on any such issue;
(d) make proposals
to the government
on matters of
policy or legislation concerning land and related
institutions; and
(e) review and express
advisory opinions on policy or legislative proposals of the government with
respect to land in accordance with Article 17.
17. Protection
and reform of land laws
(1) Any policy or legislative
proposal by the government with respect to land, land use or land
administration, must be referred to the Chair of the National Consultative Land Forum
for deliberation and
report by the
Forum before being
adopted or enacted.
(2) The National Consultative
Land Forum may make a unanimous report on any matter, or may make separate
reports reflecting the divergent views of the three stakeholder groups within
the Forum.
(3) A Bill amending or
repealing an Act listed in Schedule 2––
(a) must be expressed as a
Bill for an Act to amend or repeal the Act concerned;
(b) may not be introduced in
Parliament if the National Consultative Land Forum has unanimously rejected
the Bill; and
(c) to be enacted, requires
the support of at least––
(i) 48 members of
Parliament, if any one of the three stakeholder groups in the Forum has
rejected it; or
(ii) 36 members of Parliament,
if the Forum has issued a unanimous report in favour of the Bill.
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No
Provisions
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1997
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GHAI DRAFT
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BAI DRAFT
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Chapter 4
Bill of Rights
Section 38
Equality
(1) Every person has the right to equality before the law.
(2) A person must not be unfairly discriminated against, directly or
indirectly, on the ground of his or her:
(a) actual or supposed personal characteristics of circumstances,
including race, ethnic origin, colour, place of origin, gender, sexual
orientation, birth, primary language, economic status, age or disability; or
(b) opinions or beliefs, except to the extent that those opinions or
beliefs involve harm to others or the diminution of the rights or freedoms of
others;
or on any other ground
prohibited by this Constitution.
(3) Accordingly, neither a law nor an administrative action taken under
a law may directly or indirectly impose a disability or restriction on any
person on a prohibited ground.
(4) Every person has the right of access, without discrimination on a
prohibited ground, to shops, hotels, lodging-houses, public restaurants,
places of public entertainment, public transport services, taxis and public
places.
(5) The proprietor of a place or service referred to in subsection (4)
must facilitate reasonable access for disabled persons to the extent
prescribed by law.
(6) A law, or an administrative action taken under a law, is not
inconsistent with the right to freedom from discrimination on the ground of:
(a) language:
(b) birth;
(c) economic status;
(d) age; or
(e) disability;
during the period of 2
years after the date of commencement of this Constitution if the law was in
force immediately before that date and has remained continually in force
during that period.
(7) A law is not inconsistent with subsection (1), (2) or (3) on the
ground that it:
(a) appropriates revenues or other moneys for particular purposes;
(b) imposes a retirement age on a person who is the holder of a public
office;
(c) imposes on persons who are not citizens a disability or restriction,
or confers on them a privilege or advantage, not imposed or conferred on
citizens;
(d) permits a person who has a discretion to institute or discontinue
criminal proceedings to take account in the exercise of that discretion of
traditional procedures in the State for the settlement of disputes; or
(e) makes provision with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial,
devolution of property on death or other like matters as the personal law of
any person or the members of any group;but only to the extent that the law is
reasonable and justifiable in a free and democratic society.
(8) A law, or an administrative action taken under a law, may limit a
right or freedom set out in this section for the purpose of:
(a) providing for the application of the customs of Fijians or Rotumans
or of the Banaban community:
(i) to the holding, use or transmission of, or to the distribution of
the produce of, land or fishing rights; or
(ii) to the entitlement of any person to any chiefly title or rank;
(b) imposing a restriction on the alienation of land or fishing rights
held in accordance with Fijian or Rotumancustom or in accordance with Banaban
custom; or
(c)permitting the temporary alienation of that land or those rights without
the consent of the owners.
(9) To the extent permitted by subsection (10), a law, or an
administrative action taken under a law, may limit a right or freedom set out
in this section for the purpose of providing for the governance of Fijians or
Rotumans or of the Banaban community and of other persons living as members
of a Fijian, Rotuman or Banaban community.
(10) A limitation referred to in subsection (9) is valid only if it:
(a) accords to every person to whom it applies the right to equality
before the law without discrimination other than on the ground of race or
ethnic origin; and
(b)does not infringe a right or freedom set out in any other section of
this Chapter.
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Chapter 3––Our Human Rights
Part B––Elaboration of Rights and Freedoms
43. Elaboration
of rights in relation to particular groups
Articles 43, 47––
(a) elaborate
certain rights and freedoms to ensure
greater certainty as to their application to particular
groups of persons; and
(b) are not to be construed as––
(i) limiting or qualifying any right or freedom; or
(ii) limiting the
application to other
groups of any
rights or freedoms recognised in this Chapter.
47. Cultural,
religious and linguistic communities
(1) A person who belongs to a cultural, religious or linguistic
community has the right, with other members of that community––
(a) to enjoy their culture, practise their religion, and use
their language; and
(b) to form, join and maintain
cultural, religious and linguistic associations and other organs of civil society.
(2) The rights recognised in clause (1) may not be
exercised in a manner inconsistent
with any provision of this Chapter.
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Absence
of Group Rights
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238 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 238 of 238of course it is about how many coups "leaders" in Fiji have supported.
attar supported zero .therefore he is a hero. not like you scumbag coup supporters.
attar is fighting for the restoration of democratic rule in the country. this is not about him. it is about the country and its future. why are you so hell-bent on attacking him?
Oh I know because you are a military regime THUG!
@Anonymous 11.49 AM
were you trying to be funny? you are a fucking joke yourself, man!
In this trying times many who people look up to as leaders have compromised their positions, but Attar Singh in my observation has always maintained his principled and unbending stance through seer integrity. He is not afraid to speak the truth under any circumstance and one can easily judge that he is the type you can beat up to a pulp but he will never budge from what he believes in. A rare breed that people in Fiji so desperately need at this hour...
@anon 11.49...thats funny. made my day. @anon 12.15...not Rajend Kutari himself by any chance? Leg anyone?
@anon11.49...so funny. @anon12.15...not rajend Kutari himself by any chance? Leg anyone?
@Anonymous 2.08 PM
Rajend Kutari says you are welcome to have his dingalingaling to suck on!
@Anonymous 2.06 PM
not hard to see why anon 11.49's cheap shot made your day. you have the same pea brain!
@12:02pm
i assumed NFP were politically murdered by Chaudary(FLP).When he painted a picture of NFP colluding with the Tivoro(devil-coup-makers,Fijian taukei).This made majority of indian voters to shift to the other side.
Jai Ram Ready & Rt Mara's dream shattered.Rt Mara's last hope now directed to Chaudary don't touch the LAND!!! because of ignorance and the rest is history as u know.The future is blurrrrrr...r.
Attar Singh is the brightest star in the NFP firmament.
Should the NFP foolishly and treasonously join this illegal regime, it will assuredly be the end of the NFP for all time.
chutar singh...how many followers do you have..you will stand alone boycoating while the others will be supporting bai...isa your time is over
@Anonymous Gaand 5.50 PM
if Attar Singh's "time is over" why are wasting your time on him!
your are a school dropout idiotic regime goli that's why you can't spell boycotting .
boycoating tumar gaand!
rajend kutari's offer of his garam lingam is really below the belt!
enjoy it!
Anon @ 12:40 PM
Well, Well that makes Attar, Pramod and Bhiman hero with ZERO accomplishment. The are also thousands of others that did not perpetuate a single coup in Fiji. Does that make them hero too? I have not staged a coup. So does that make me a HERO?
Your reasoning and justification is weak, if that and not worth the discussion.
Anonymous 12,15, ash hole Attar has never supported any coups, he is not the leader of NFP,go and do some homework,NFP is the only party with high moral ground despite losing,what about your chor baini boci, big bastard, killer, tell on his face coward , burchod,,looks like a monkey see his face, gundu.go and such his dick pennis...
12.10 idiot, if you think Attar has nothing to offer , why bother commenting on him, the simple answer is Attar is a honest man with high moral ground and idiot like you are now scared, satan's are scared of honesty , like boci baini..leave Attar alone go and save baini from going to jail..Long live Attar, faaddo sabke..kaun roki..Singh is King
Anon @ 12:40 PM..another baini boci idiot..only winning election is not all all have achieved big for their families, workers, students, societies ,yeh they are Zero in selfish, zero in loot, zero in thug, zero raping democracy. zero in robbing Fiji, zero in sucking money...but baini.arse are hero in opposite, I salute these gentlemen for the zeros..keep shut goo and support baini boci
anon 8.40 PM how many elections has your hero bainimarama won?
you such an IDIOT I like giving you a good intellectual hiding every time you open your mouth here.
UFDF Meeting 3 April
Remember your struggle is not limited to the wordings of the constitution but the broader question of the civil rights and liberties of the people of Fiji. And as you do that remember Rev Martin Luther King and his fight for civil rights and human dignity not only for his own black American people but for the whole of humanity.
Remember for his steadfast belief in the democratic ideals of human freedom and human dignity for all regardless of race and station and status in life he was killed by a "sick white brother" on 4 April 1968. At the time of his killing Rev.King had come to provide leadership to the Memphis municipal garbage workers in their struggle for their rights to decent working conditions and pay.
If possible begin the meeting with a brief screening of the iconic civil rights leader. Nothing can be more inspiring as you begin your own struggle for your democratic rights and democratic freedoms.
@ anon 12:23am
many thanks,i salute you for that!
American experience/Roads to Memphis/PBS-YouTube
an educational documentary on what Dr martin luther king stood for and what cost him his life at the hands of a white supremacist.
Editor,
Another coup and another coup leader has installed himself as President in the Central African Republic. It's no wonder this resource/mineral rich former French colony remains one of the poorest in Africa. They haven't got around to getting their politics and governance right - some 5 decades after independence!
We learn from Reuters 1April that"Central African Republic's opposition said it would not participate in a caretaker government nominated by the country's self-proclaimed President (and coup leader),claiming it has been stacked with rebel sympathizers".
The democratic opposition should likewise NOT participate in ANYTHING put forward by the self-appointed Prime Minister of Fiji because it will only lend credibility, even legitimacy to his Machiavellian scheme to retain power.
sincerely,
rajend naidu
sydney
People of Tailevu,Nausori, Nasinu, Suva, Lami and Navua if you believe in democracy then make the time to go to the UFDF Meeting at FTA Hall on April 3 as a show of solidarity for the pro-democracy campaign against the Fiji military dictatorship of Frank Bainimarama. Your future and your children's future and indeed the future of your country depends on this campaign . Add your voice to it. Stand up and be counted among the people who fought the Fijian dictatorship. Make your way there by whatever means you can. If need be wake up early and start walking from Tailevu . People with vehicles please give a lift to people heading to the Meeting.Show you care for a better Fiji which you deserve.
The American Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is certainly worth the study and emulation of all who seek social justice through nonviolent confrontation.
Professor Biman Prasad of USP is the most qualified person to lead NFP. He is an eminent economist and he is experienced in politics. We need educated people leading this country, not un-educated fools.
As an eminent politician experienced politician, Professor Bima Prasad of USP is needed to lead NFP. We need educated people to run our country, not uneducated fools!
Anon @ 6:40 and 7:48 PM
Both this postings are from one and same. Bhiman is only an opportunist. He was given the leadership of NFP but since there was no immediate financial reward for him, he resigned. Is that a leader? Yes he is a leader of his pocket. No different than Mahen ChoorDhry. So what does that make Bhiman? NFP was formed on the basis of honesty, leadership with integrity, and a Party for farmers and working class. That focus is not not there. I respect the Party and would like to see a totally new Leadership. Someone that has no baggage from the past. Someone that is visionary. Someone that would be independent and not go to bed with failed parties. SDL and FLP are FAILED parties. They are pretty much dead and gone. We need new face. A person that can ONLY move the party forward. Now this is not Bhiman, Attar or Pramod. They are leaders of yesteryear.
Let us look for someone new my friends. Let's not bet on those losing horses. It is time to retire them. Let's give them a golden handshake, and bid them farewell. Let's wish them a very happy life. Moce, Alvida, Good Bye and good riddance Attar, Bhiman and Pramod.
can someone tell us what is this Sanatan sabha fala Dewan Chand Maharaj's education background?
the idiot says he is happy Fiji will be a secular state under the new constitution. what kind of State has Fiji had since Independence?
FijiWala said at 9:40 PM:
Biman Prasad's record leaves you for dead.
You are a nobody.
You have achieved nothing.
No one knows you.
You have no record of public service.
All you do is post nonsense on blogs to map yourself feel good and useful.
Get lost you little sardine.
Anon @ 9$0 PM
I want you to list Bhiman Chand Prasad's accomplishments. We here in Australia are sure not aware of his single contribution for betterment of Fiji. I have also talked to lots of people in Fiji and none of them seem to be aware of a single thing that Bhiman has done for Fiji.
It is not I that the discussion is about. It is Bhiman that we are discussing. So do not divert the topic to hide the real issue.
I will once again say and maintain that Bhiman has a big fat ZERO for your hero.
To FijiWala @ 1:20 PM:
That's the problem when you live in Australia and pretend to know what is happening in Fiji. If you have not heard of Biman, you must be living under rock all tis time. Not for me to provide you his CV. You should do your research before you open your mouth. Just google his name. I do not know Biman personally but like many in Fiji I am familiar with his writings and his work.
I must admit that as much as i want a modern and race free Fiji i have some serious reservations with this constitution. It does appear that it is a document designed to entrench the regime further into our lives and in Fiji's political scene for many moons to come. The limited support i had for this regime is fast disappearing.
NOTICE : Anonymous 3.33PM is a Regime Thug talking from his boor!
The country is fully aware who it needs to get rid off! It's not Attar Singh and "everyone else like him"! It's you fuckers who are holding the country hostage.
Attar and likes of him has no place in Fijian politics. The best thing for this fake unionists is to disappear. And never to be heard from again. This applies to Felix, Rajeshwar, Dan and the whole gang.
the RFMF has no place in Fijian politics !
can you thugs in green get that in your baarain!
Attar Singh is a law abiding citizen. and you @anon 11.18 PM are by contrast a thug.
what was the main public reaction to the regime designed new draft constitution at the first UFDF Meeting today?
Anon @ 1:20 PM
You still are not answering my question. I know that you do not have any substantial backing to justify yourself about Bhiman. My simple question is that I want you to tell me what Bhiman has to show for as to his positive contribution for betterment of Fiji. I know that it is a big fat ZERO. Now, you have to proof me wrong? If you do than present me with your case. Otherwise just shut the fark up. Likes of you the just blind followers. With no brain of your own. You just follow blindly for you have no sense.
Fiji is a very small economy and we really don't need the Worker Union to killed-off our small Industry.
So the first thing each
Government have to do in the future
is to design a new landscape for the operation of Union and other organizations that effectively in
continous, direct conflict to the running of our small economy?
That is disallow office Bearer to run for public office,unless resigned his/her position;
once in the running for public office-win or lose, cannot return to the union
top office;Union funds must be accounted for at yearly budget etc,etc,.
Office bearer can be prosecuted and banned from public office for certain offences;
A director of Union must be appointed by the Government in Power?
That's the only way
we can ensure to keep these union executives from having too much power and in abusing workers funds?
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