An open letter to Pakatan Rakyat representatives in Selangor from an angry PJ resident.
by Michael Kum
Dear Yang Berhormat ADUNs and MPs,
About a month ago, we attended DAP’s fundraising event at MBPJ’s Civic Centre, where DAP leaders, new Menteri Besaar YAB Mohd Azmin Ali and a Selangor PAS ADUN spoke. A host of “legacy issues” from BN’s administration of the state were brought up, including corruption and the slow decision-making that resulted from the ineffectiveness of federal-state processes.
We want to ask, are PR lawmakers following their Buku Jingga manifesto? It says, “No Highway, No Tolls.” We, the rakyat, paid attention to this rhetoric and we voted Pakatan so that some wrongs under BN could be rectified.
How do resident organisations convey news to members when developments are kept in the dark?
These cover complex matters such as Petaling Jaya’s One Way Loop (OWL), the Kidex highway and the Mangkubumi sewarage project as well as day-to-day issues such as theft, rubbish collection and traffic displacement.
Moral concerns
PR reps, please do not just talk about civic and political concerns, but speak also of moral concerns. We find that Pakatan Rakyat’s “moral obligation” is not up to par.
Now, this is not a complaint, but an effort to encourage PR lawmakers to improve their trustworthiness. For example, YB Tony Pua, you talk about 1MDB and its corruption, but what are you doing about the very state that your people are governing?
We feel betrayed by PR. We want to be heard, but our needs are ignored.
For example, when MBPJ held the “OWL Public Hearing” last Tuesday, 200 angry residents showed why they want the project scrapped. The spoke of road accidents, some leading to death, and said these and other problems were due to poor planning and lack of road design management. MBPJ spent RM2 million, based on the ideas of Mayor Datin Paduka Alinah. What do we do now that the money is burnt? Will MBPJ listen? Will PR reps help? Or will there be “no further action”?
No public consultation
According to a Say No to Kidex official, “public consultation” is “totally unheard of”. This is true. When have the local councils and PR reps ever consulted the rakyat?
Selangor Pakatan Rakyat reps, we need you to quickly focus on these issues and take action. Why are our local councils, after so many years in service, still need 10 people to fix a light bulb? Don’t write-ups on potholes and lives lost due to accidents cause any anger?
Also, why are ADUNs focused on domestic issues such as drains and gardens? Why not instead focus on the larger issues like local council management and the performance of elected councillors?
What will PR representatives and MB Azmin do about all this?
PR reps, we hope you will work to make the state a better one. We are well informed, and if you do not change your attitude, especially in honouring your moral obligations, we will change you.
Thanking you, with sincere regards,
Michael Kum, Assistant Chairman, Resident’s Association, Section 14A, Petaling Jaya.
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