“Withdraw Bill 17.”
Opposition member of Parliament Viliame Gavoka says bringing the Bill at a time when COVID-19 was affecting the country was “the height of irresponsibility”.
He said there were many petitions signed by the people across the country with many still making its way to the Parliament.
“We are a people who believe in dialogue, our Prime Minister talks about talanoa as a way of doing things. Why did he not carry out talanoa on this Bill 17?” he said.
“There are ways of improving TLTB, destroying a fundamental principle of law, properties owners’ rights, is not the way to improve administrative issues.”
He said Bill 17 had become so ‘caustic’ leading some members of Parliament being taken in by the police.
“We are a free people, we should conduct public discourse, without fear. This is what SODELPA believes, this is the reason why SODELPA says ‘It’s time for a change’.”
He said Bill 17 would lead to the erosion of goodwill within the communities in Fiji.
