Political Leader of the People’s Labour Movement (PLM), Dr Francis Alexis says that there is no future within the party for his deputy, Kenny Lalsingh who is the newly appointed President of the Senate.

Alexis told reporters Tuesday at a press conference that PLM was never consulted on the appointment by anyone including Lalsingh himself. The PLM Deputy Political Leader has accepted an invitation extended to him by Prime Minister and Political Leader of the governing New National Party (NNP), Dr. Keith Mitchell to replace barrister-at-law, Leslie-Ann Seon to preside over the Senate.

Dr. Alexis stated that he had no previous knowledge of this development involving Lalsingh and was only made aware of it when it was reported in the local media on Monday. He acknowledged that Lalsingh, a businessman y profession, has not been functioning with the PLM since he returned to the island from Mainland China as part of a delegation headed by Prime Minister Mitchell.

“Since he (Lalsingh) came back from China he has gone missing”, Dr. Alexis said while adding that, “apparently that slow boat which took him to China never brought him back”. The PLM boss admitted that relations with Lalsingh and the party had deteriorated in recent weeks.

According to Dr. Alexis, his deputy had expressed concerns about the current state of the party and called for a special session to look at things but when the members assembled he never showed up himself. He made it clear that Lalsingh cannot go into the Senate and pretend to be representing PLM in any way.

He said the decent thing for Lalsingh to have done was resign as Deputy Political Leader from the party months ago. Alexis pointed out that Lalsingh has now pledged his loyalty to Mitchell’s NNP and as such cannot continue to function as PLM’s Deputy Political Leader.

Lalsingh was a foundation member of the NNP when it was formed in 1984 but broke ranks with the party to join Alexis and former Prime Minister George Brizan to form the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 1987.