The Sharma drama goes Bananarama
MP Gaurav Sharma continues campaign against Labour, Parliamentary Service
Newly independent MP Gaurav Sharma has shown Labour he will not be going quietly into the night.
The independent MP for Hamilton West has posted a 4700-word tome on social media, claiming to detail how useless some of his staff were and how he says Parliamentary Service, Labour, the whips and the Prime Minister’s office, all ignored his complaints about them and accused him of bullying instead.
Sharma, who was expelled from the Labour Party caucus last Tuesday, has so far been relatively quiet since his expulsion, attempting to speak once in Parliament.
His latest array of claims, which give his version of events in relation to his management of staff, was posted to social media on Monday evening. Written in narrative form, it tries to explain why Sharma felt hard done by, ignored and bullied.
4700 words?
Jesus wept!
Sharma is just surfing the millennial victimhood culture wave now where snowflake trigger thresholds rule and subjective outrage defines all.
Reason, logic and objectivity are now eclipsed by feelings, beliefs and self victimisation fuelled by social media self pity algorithms.
Sharma can keep making allegations and have them utterly accepted because you must B-E-L-I-E-V-E all victims.
The woke activists who were screaming about Uffindell are very quiet over Sharma.
The Right will continue to hail him as a hero while the Left will utterly ignore him.
The danger is that his narrative of bullying and victimisation that sounds so self interested to our ears will find deep resonance amongst a migrant community who in Hamilton West feel his narrative as racism everyday.
The Right will hand Sharma questions during election year and he will lob grenades under the protection of Parliamentary privilege, I also think he will find a local electorate drawn from both sides of the idealogical divide that could win him an Independent seat in 2023.
Many are writing him off, but I think he’s more popular in his electorate than most suspect.
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He is the ambassador/pin up boy for woke snowflakes isn’t he? He’s hopelessly lost.
But I’m so also beginning to think he has screw loose.
Well, the bourgeois Parliament certainly does attract some odd types…John Kirk, Graham Capill, Ross Meurant, Mark Blumsky, Pansy Wong–the list is endless really–feel free to add some of your own faves TDB readers!
To an outside observer, Mr Sharma could well have a serious personality disorder, but hey that will hardly be a barrier to his re-election. Just look at Baldrick, the natzo leader, he of 7 properties that likes to lecture the poor and disabled!
You missed Aaron Gilmore Tiger?
Don’t you remember who he was? Another born-to-rule Tory.
Mr Gilmore’s publicised incident was a classic–“don’t you know who I am!” and it was in no way a question.
Aaron expressed the entitlement a lot of Torys genuinely hold. But as I said, put up your own examples, there are so many.
Thanks TM, thus the “born-to-rule Tory” comment!
It’s a disturbing read. Talk to the hand Rav.
To the homesick staffer in Rav’s office -I totally understand your lived experience because as soon as I get to work I get homesick too. Hang in there.
I shall wait to hear the staff members take on things before passing judgement Frankie, due diligence before jumping to a one sided conclusion.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-gaurav-sharma-staffer-urges-mp-to-move-on-stop-breaching-confidentiality-after-latest-4700-word-facebook-post/5ALT7CEWH6VETV7WVEJR2H7WNQ/
Trying to dismiss one side of the story Frankie, or should I just label you (Right wing fan girl)and dismiss what you have to say?
Believing one over the other is dangerous territory.
Okay, yes let’s have an enquiry Frankie. Now whose paying for it, you or him?
Then let’s have an.enquiry into his behaviour in regards his staff. You know the confidential arrangement he has openly posted on social media and written media. Seems he’s open to slander, so would be great to know the other side of the story Frankie.
I don’t like wasteful spending for the sake of it Frankie, that’s a right wing thing. Rehabilitation is better than Sharmadramabananarama faux tears.
Sounding very much like the judge, jury and executioner Frankie, much like Tamakis mock Judge at parliament.
Did you read through the detail of the staff that Sharma bullied out of a job? No because he shut the conversation down with an out of court disclaimer. Bully people to keep their mouths shut.
“His allegations appear legitimate” based on what? You sound like the woke brigade.
I’m expecting the Sharma saga to continue with the now common message along the bottom of newspaper articles:
Where to get help:
• Lifeline: 0800
543 354 (available 24/7)
• target=’_blank’>Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
(available 24/7)
• Youthline:
0800 376 633 or text 234 (available 24/7)
• target=’_blank’>Kidsline: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7)
• Whatsup: 0800 942
8787 (12pm to 11pm)
• Depression
helpline: 0800 111 757 or text 4202 (available 24/7)
• Anxiety
helpline: 0800 269 4389 (0800 ANXIETY) (available 24/7)
• Rainbow Youth: (09)
376 4155
If it is an emergency and you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111.
Why didn’t Labour have an independent investigation into these allegations? Dr Sharma is open to an investigation, why don’t Labour want one?
We all know why, don’t we. Innocent people are not afraid to be investigated.
Seems the so called” good” doctor paid off his bullied staff with a.confidential agreement. An agreement he has broken by putting out that information in the media. Can we have an enquiry into why that was a confidential agreement?
Of course not, what is Sharma hiding?
Innocent people don’t hide behind confidential agreements.
I smell a Sharma rat here, a financial incentive by the ” good” doctor.
The headline is insulting to one of the great pop groups of the 80s.
Oh I have been ‘vocal’ on social media but he is a coward and has banned myself and others, who dare to expose him for what he is, from Twitter and FB pages. I do hope those he bullied speak out. He is #DramaDiva and the more his narcissism is fed, the worse it will get. This does beg the question – is he being ‘paid’ by #Natagists ?