The political party, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) which holds a seat in the National Assembly as part of a Joinder list with two other parties, has issued a call on the Government to remove Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall over his “dildo” remark directed at a female Opposition MP in the National Assembly last week.

In a statement on Saturday, ANUG said “Dharamlall’s demonstration in Parliament proves that he has not risen above”, adding that “his vulgarity is reminiscent of another PPP Minister’s misogynistic exchange with a female social activist some years ago”.

It was during the consideration of the budget estimates that Dharamlall told a female Opposition Member of Parliament that “you got to get a dildo, that is what you need”.

The remark led to a loud protest from Opposition Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan and that protest led to his suspension for four sittings, while no action was taken against Dharamlall by the Speaker over the remark.

ANUG said the President needs to remove the “dishonourable” Minister of Local Government from office since the party believes that he has no place among the leadership of the country.

The party also called out the female Members of Parliament on the Government side who sat quietly and said nothing as Dharamlall hurled the vulgar insult at another woman MP.

ANUG also lashed out at the opposition APNU+AFC coalition for its own misdeeds in the House, saying that the coalition has no high ground, but noted that “by misdirecting the conversation to APNU misdeeds, the PPP supporters can avoid confronting the ugly realities of the party they support”.

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