Ramesh Maharaj- Citizens need substantive democracy

"The continuous policy of central government holding on to the power of control of the administration of local government bodies would continue to strangle the effectiveness of local government representation, and would continue to deny citizens local government justice. There is no proposal in the draft constitution to give effect to several of the reforms which Mr Dennis Pantin and others have called for, including the right of recall of elected representatives if the people want them recalled before the expiry of their elected terms."