Brooke coercement scandal
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| Brooke coercement Scandal | |||
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| Leader of the Opposition fails to coerce the ruling Government. | |||
| Date | 3 December 2021 | ||
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| Goals | Put the National People's Congress at a disadvantaged situation so as to gain more seats for the Green Socialist Party. | ||
| Resulted in | David Brooke resigns from Parliament, renounces his citizenship and accolades, and throws the Green Socialist Party into disarray, losing them the title of "Official Opposition". | ||
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| Charged | David Brooke Violation of: • The Constitution, Part II, Art. 7 • Free Speech and Civility Act, Art. II[citation needed] | ||
The Brooke coercement scandal was a scandal that occurred in Vishwamitra on 3 December 2021. The scandal involved a failed coercement of the Prime Minister, Farhaz Hazarika by opposition leader David Brooke[citation needed]. This resulted in uproar from Jayden Dagsa and Rory Leonard, exposing Brooke, while the opposition leader called it a mere commencement of "political negotiation".
Background
There have been multiple instances where David Brooke acted in toxicity to members of the NPC[citation needed] including Jayden Dagsa and Rory Leonard. One instance included a mere correction on the use of the term "Official Opposition" that resulted in toxic behavior from Brooke[citation needed]. There were other instances of Brooke's toxicity outside Vishwamitra. An instance involved Leonard losing his position of Senior Minister in the Micronational Community of Australia, allegedly due to Brooke pressuring Zechariah O'Hair, its President, to remove the Senior Minister position.[citation needed]
The deal and its revelation
Around midnight Indian time, Brooke reached out to Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika, with the following deal:
Let's give those seats to the GSP and we shall support the NPC agenda. Or if you continue to campaign, you support our environmental protection bills we plan to introduce.
Hazarika turned down the deal, stating that the NPC will contest and that he cannot act on his own and must consult senior party leaders: after that, he sent screenshots of the conversation to Jayden Dagsa and Rory Leonard. When it was received, both were shocked to see how desperate Brooke was to gain seats.[citation needed]
In the parliament hall, Dagsa and Leonard released the conversations to the public, calling it "an attack on the democratic institutions". Brooke responded with the following:
Political negotiations and deals always occur. I am not sorry for negotiating to secure more seats in opposition for the GSP. I am however sorry that I attempted in such a climate with things going on elsewhere. I shall make a public apology so that it hopefully does not effect the GSP candidates; But I am not sorry for negotiating.
— David Brooke, responding to the exposure of his failed deals
Later on, in the campaign forum for the December 2021 by-elections, he made the following statement:
All, it is with regret that I did attempt to negotiate for seats in the House of the People for the GSP - Your Party. Your Voice. Please know that I acted on my own and no party members were aware of my attempt to grow the opposition within the Parliament. My actions, as pure-hearted they were for the People and the Party have caused an uproar and have been taken out of context. I now realise that this negotiation takes away from the policies of the GSP, and may harm our honourable candidates and MP. It is solely my fault and I offer my apology for taking away from the democratic process and the party’s goals
— David Brooke's public apology
Dagsa and Leonard did not accept Brooke's apology, however.
Mr. Brooke, They were not negotiations. They were you telling us two options and forcing us to choose one, both for the betterment of the GSP, not the people.
Indeed, they were only for the benefit of your party, Mr. Brooke. Not for the constituents, which we are bound to serve.
Brooke replied, stating that they have gotten the apology. However, Dagsa decried this, saying the following:
Well you did partly. Not on the part we wanted an apology for. Your baseless coercing against the democratic institutions is what the Government wants an apology for.
— Jayden Dagsa on Brooke stating that he has made an apology
Brooke then made a statement, claiming that the Rashtradhyaksh, Varuna Sriraya usurped the throne in a coup d'état.[citation needed] Sriraya took offense to this, saying that it didn't fall under the part of Brooke's business on how he became the Rashtradhyaksh.[citation needed] Two points of order were raised by Leonard and Dagsa, one on civil discussion per the Free Speech and Civility Act, Article II, and the Constitution, Part II, Article 7, respectively.[citation needed] Brooke then proceeded to resign as an MP and relinquish all honors, positions, and his citizenship status granted. The final word on this altercation came from Dagsa:
The democratic institutions shall never cease, for the people shall have their right to choose their representatives.
— Jayden Dagsa on Brooke's departure from the Lok Sabha
Other criticism
After the NPC had revealed Brooke's attempts to make the deal, Lord Sander Koff, the Count of Harrien commented the following:
It is absolutely disgusting that even micronational politics involve hate. Both the NPC and GSP campaigns are not ethical in any way and I do not approve of them. Both back-alley deals and spreading sensitive information for your own profit are disgusting.
— Sander Koff's response to the scandal.
To that, Jayden Dagsa replied:
When we knew about it (the deal) the Government felt a duty to report this to the people, as it involves them and their right to suffrage.
— Jayden Dagsa on Sander Koff's criticism of the NPC.
Brooke contacted the President of the Micronational Community of Australia regards the introduction to this article's accuracy, regarding clarification on Leonard's removal as Senior Minister from the Micronational Community of Australia Cabinet. O'Hair replied:
I never claimed or alleged you pressured me into anything. I removed you and Rory from your positions.
— Zechariah O'Hair's response to Brooke.
Aftermath
After Brooke resigned, Dinesh Rajagopalan, who was a candidate for Boragaon's by-election, was made the party chairman. The Green Socialists lost their opposition status as they had only 5% of the seats in Parliament, merely 1 seat, not enough to reach 2 seats or 10% of the total.
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