(Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, Wednesday): DAP PJ Action Team had written twice to PJ Mayor’s office to seek for an appointment and wish to bring up and discuss with him several critical issues that need his urgent attention, including the recent billboard fiasco, assessment hike, high crime rate, safe city concept etc.

The first letter was sent out on 25^th August 2006, that was at times when the new mayor was about to assume the post. The second letter was sent and emailed out on 19^th September 2006.

Unfortunately, we have yet to receive any reply from the Mayor’s office. We do not intend to delay the meeting further and we hope the Mayor could at least give us a courtesy reply, else we will go to the Mayor’s office in near future to meet him personally.
 

 

Chew Mei Fun – please declare where you spent your allocation

 

In my capacity as DAP PJ Action Team Chairman, I would like to call on MCA MP for PJ Utara Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun to openly declare where she spent her RM 2 million BN MP allocation which is increased from RM 500,000 a year to RM 2 million a year for each BN constituency.

 

Chew Mei Fun should follow Datuk Ong Tee Keat when Ong had openly declared that he will declare where he had spent his RM 2 million allocation through his personal website. Since Ong is also an MCA Selangor MP and although all other BN MPs is obliged to come clear on this matter, I would like to urge Chew Mei Fun as MP for PJ Utara to follow suit in my capacity as DAP PJ Action Team Chairman.

 

We believe that this is a very vital move to hold MP and other agencies which manage public monies to be accountable to taxpayers. It is also in the name of good and accountable governance that we urge Chew to explain the whereabout of this RM 2 million allocation.

 

This is not a call without reason also. Recently, there have been reports that government and MPs allocation are being misused.  The worry is not without reason because these monies are public monies. The taxpayers deserve their rights to know the whereabout of the monies.

 

 

Karpal scolded for not being able to stand – Chew Mei Fun should initiate a demand of apology should be put forward to Nazri in the Cabinet by KPWKM through her Minister

 

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz was singled out for their lack of sensitivity to the conditions and challenges faced by the disabled.

 

Various disabled groups yesterday slammed Nazri for being insensitive to the disabled. In fact, Nazri’s remarks is not only insulting Karpal but also the feeling and dignity of ten of thousand of disableds in this country,

 

The Ministry of Community, Family and Women Development should advise Nazri to avoid such remarks and demand him to tender an open apology immediately to the disableds. Chew Mei Fun as Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry should take up the initiative to speak to Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, the Minister of Community, Family and Women Development to do so in the Cabinet meeting.

 

 

(20/09/2006)