Bisram’s Political Entry Signals Deep Discontent Within PPP’s Traditional Base

Dear Editor,

If the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) was truly serving the nation, its supporters in particular, especially the Indian community, which has historically formed its core base—then wise, seasoned, brilliant voices like Dr. Vishnu Bisram and others would have no need to launch new political parties in for the 2025 elections.

I have viewed Dr. Bisram’s decision to step into the political arena as not driven by ambition alone. It is born out of frustration, disenchantment, and the painful realization that the PPP has become a party disconnected from the very people it once claimed to represent. It is no longer the party of Jagan and the working class.

The truth is, had the PPP been delivering real progress, defending justice, and empowering its own supporters, the ground would never have been fertile for alternative political formations. The fact that individuals, like Dr Bisram and Mr Omar Sharief, from within the Indo-Guyanese community now feel compelled to chart a separate political path is a direct indictment of the PPP’s leadership.

Instead of promoting democracy and grassroots development, the PPP has become obsessed with two things: state power and the control of Guyana’s rapidly expanding natural resource wealth. Their governance model centers around political survival, elite enrichment, and suppression of dissent—at the cost of real social upliftment, transparency, and justice. The poor remain poor. Justice remains selective. And democracy remains under constant threat.

If the PPP was delivering as it should, there would be no need for new movements to rise from within its base. The rise of Dr. Bisram, Omar, and others sends a strong message: the people are watching, the people are thinking, and the people are ready for change.

The PPP can no longer hide behind its past glories or symbolic representation. This is a time of political awakening, not blind allegiance. In 2025, Guyanese citizens must ask themselves one simple question: Are we better off under the PPP—or are we simply being ruled?

Because those who hoard power and suppress justice always fall to the voice of the people. And that voice is getting louder.

Yours truly,
Pt.Ubraj Narine, JP, COA
Former Staff Sgt.(GDF), Mayor
City of Georgetown