TWO women who called Government Minister Charan Jeath Singh to complain about a robbery at his Lautoka hotel have accused him of verbally abusing them.
Prinal Priya Devi and her partner, Nalini Ranjani Prasad, of Tavua, said they rang Mr Singh, who is the Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry, after they were rudely dismissed by the hotel manager when they followed up on their complaint.
One of Mr Singh’s companies owns the hotel.
The women released what they said was a recording of the call.
A man they claimed was Mr Singh could be heard telling them “go to hell” and adding “Why should I help you? You didn’t vote for me!”
The Fiji Times has not independently verified the recording.
Speaking to The Fiji Times, Ms Devi expressed her shock and disappointment at Mr Singh’s alleged conduct.
“We first called his manager to follow up on our case because we got robbed in that hotel,” Ms Devi said.
“The manager dismissed us rudely and did not want to speak to us.
“So, we called Mr Singh, hoping he would address the issue since he is the director of the hotel.
“But what he said to us is absolutely disappointing. I can’t believe a minister in the Government would talk to his citizens like this.”
Ms Devi said she and her partner are still in shock after the robbery of their room and after this call with Mr Singh, they are absolutely distraught.
Contacted by The Fiji Times, Mr Singh declined to comment.
Police have confirmed that investigations into the alleged robbery were ongoing.
