Some of the Facts omitted by the Rev
Founding of the PAC and PPP
The springboard for Jagan's political career
was the Political Affairs Committee (PAC),
formed in 1946 as a discussion group.
The new organization published the PAC Bulletin
to promote its Marxist ideology
and ideas of liberation and decolonization.
The PAC's outspoken criticism of the
colony's poor living standards
attracted followers as well as detractors.
In the November 1947 general elections,
the PAC put forward several members as independent candidates.
The PAC's major competitor was the newly formed Labour Party,
which, under J.B. Singh, won six of fourteen seats contested.
Jagan won a seat
and briefly joined the Labour Party in Parliament
to give JB Singh 7 Seats or
50% in Parliament
But Jagan had difficulties
with his new party's center-right ideology
and soon left its ranks.
When Cheddi Jagan left JB Singh's Labor Party
Dr JB SINGH teamed up with Burnham
and "De Opportunist" Immediately made Burnham the
Leader of Labor Party
The Labour Party's (JB Singh)
support of the policies of the British governor
and its inability to create a grass-roots base
gradually stripped it of liberal supporters throughout the country.
The Labour Party's (JB Singh)
lack of a clear-cut reform agenda left a vacuum,
which Jagan rapidly moved to fill.
Turmoil on the colony's sugar plantations
gave Jagan an opportunity to achieve national standing.
After the June 16, 1948 police shootings
of five Indo-Guyanese workers at Enmore, close to Georgetown,
the PAC and the Guiana Industrial Workers' Union (GIWU) a large and peaceful demonstration,
which clearly enhanced Jagan's standing
with the Indo-Guyanese population.
After the PAC,
Jagan's next major step was the founding of
the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in January 1950.
Using the PAC as a foundation,
Jagan created from it a new party
that drew support from both
the Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese communities.
To increase support among the Afro-Guyanese,
Forbes Burnham was brought into the PPP as Chairman.
the rest is history.......