On the contrary, they must not take us for granted and must realise that we HAVE a choice in that we can, and can vote independent, stay at home or go on a holiday during the next general elections.
There have even been suggestions that some amongst us stand as independents in the next state elections, win or lose never mind.
We don't need elected bureaucrats who sit on their backsides in Shah Alam, the Selangor State capital, enjoy their high salaries, perks and privileges, whilst they don't respond to e-mails, letters and phone calls from their constituents, like in Damansara Perdana. (NOTE. Not all in the photo below are guilty of that)
Come on! Don't just talk, "we're behind you", "I oppose KIDEX", "I'm behind you", yada, yada, yada.
You are elected representatives, so ACT by moving a motion against KIDEX in the Selangor State Assembly. What's stopping you?
The Malaysian Insider article follows below:-
Selangor, state your stand on Kidex – Mak Khuin Weng
Published: 23 June 2014
Selangor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim made a statement on June 21 that everyone appears to be “jumping the gun” when commenting about the Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex).
He went on to say that the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) had yet to finalise the proposal for the highway alignment.
Khalid should be reminded that it was his administration that approved Kidex in principle on February 23, 2012 and subsequently, published a land acquisition gazette affecting 3,784 land lots on July 31, 2013.
To demonstrate just how hypocritical Khalid was when he suggested that the public discussion on Kidex is premature, let’s take a look at the part of the Land Acquisition Act that was used to publish the gazette:
Section 4. Whenever the State Authority is satisfied that any land in any locality in the State is likely to be needed for any of the purposes referred to in section 3 a notification in Form A shall be published in the Gazette (emphasis mine).
Note that the state government has to be satisfied that the land is needed for the purposes described in Section 3 and for Kidex, the only applicable clauses are (a) public purpose; or (b) beneficial to the economic development of Malaysia.
In layperson terms, that translates to the need to cite studies and documentation to justify the project.
Since the Selangor government had not received a traffic impact assessment study or a finalised alignment when the gazette was published, Khalid has indirectly admitted that his administration jumped the gun with the land acquisition gazette.
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) commissioner James Nayagam has rightly pointed out that the government’s first priority is to protect the rights and interests of the people.
Just how can the Selangor government demonstrate this by publishing a land acquisition gazette and later inform the public that there are no documents to justify that gazette?
In making that statement, Khalid has demonstrated two traits that the public normally associate with the Barisan Nasional coalition – hypocrisy and arrogance.
As for Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the coalition itself has not taken a stand on the issue, only a handful of elected representatives have voiced their disapproval of the project and criticised Khalid.
Even then, the assemblymen and MPs have mainly attempted to shift blame to the BN government by stating that it is a BN crony project. Thanks for pointing out the obvious, Sherlock.
The public can tell it is a BN project. What the public cannot stomach is why the Selangor government appears to be aiding and abetting the BN government in pushing this project through.
Remember, the publication of the land acquisition on July 31, 2013 was before the MHA signed the concession agreement with Kidex Sdn Bhd on November 15, 2013.
Can Khalid please explain why he was using state powers to freeze ordinary people’s homes to advance this BN crony project before BN itself had even signed the concession agreement?
And can PR please tell us what it is going to do instead of constantly trying to shift the blame to BN. (That's typical of Pakatan Rakyat MPs and State Assemblymen, been in charge of Selangor State for six years now and keep blaming the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government for their inaction as state level.)
We want a clear stand on what the Selangor government intends to do. If Selangor intends to push this project through against the will of the rakyat, I will remind them that the project would still be under construction come the next general election which is due in 2018.
If this Kidex project proceeds, every highway column that is driven into the heart of Petaling Jaya will be a constant reminder of the Pakatan Rakyat’s betrayal of their manifesto. – June 23, 2014.
* Mak Khuin Weng is a committee member of Say No To Kidex
* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insider.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/selangor-state-your-stand-on-kidex-mak-khuin-weng
NOTE: For those unfamiliar with Malaysia's political scene, Pakatan Rakyat (People's Pact) is a coalition of three opposition parties -i.e. the Democratic Action Party (DAP), the People's Justice Party (PKR) and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), whilst ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) or National Front which controls the Federal Government is a coalition of 13 parties across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
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