The walk began over the weekend and the opposition United National Congress Alliance (UNC-A) plans to take the people’s concerns to the doorsteps of the Manning administration when the protest action ends in Port of Spain.Chief Whip Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, who sprained his ankle in a pothole during the walk, says the march is part of a strategy to use people power to bring down the government.
He told reporters Prime Minister Patrick Manning has shown contempt for the people and now it’s the people’s turn to demonstrate the power they hold.
The Tabaquite MP injected some drama into the affair by using a stick to 'walk the talk' instead of following doctors’ orders to stay away and nurse the injury.
Maharaj said even if his injury gets worse he won’t abort the project because of its importance to the people.
He said that the march for social justice would end the oppressive Manning regime that has been characterized by divisiveness, discrimination and inequality in Trinidad and Tobago.
"Manning prefers to waste hundreds of millions of dollars in UDeCOTT, while people are suffering for food in this country," he told supporters.
Chaguanas MP Jack Warner, who was one of the MPs on the walk, blamed Manning for creating "doom" out of the nation’s "boom."
Warner noted that in a nation that’s earning billions in unprecedented energy windfalls it’s a shame that people are continuing to suffer for basic amenities.
"I have never seen so much unhappiness. People are ill and they cannot get health care. People cannot buy food. We need to send a message to Manning," Warner said.
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