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"I feel very upset that there is nothing for Penang!" said Lim at a press conference today.
Lim,
the DAP secretary-general, said Najib had failed to honour even the
last budget where Penang was promised 200 buses to facilitate public
transport, but "the vehicles have not arrived yet"."What kind of ‘Janji Ditepati’ (promises fulfilled) is this?" he said sarcastically.
Lim said there had been many complaints of inadequate affordable housing in Penang, yet the federal government has done nothing to help ease this problem.
He added that at this rate, Penang would have to find its own financial resources to do so.
Penangites pay taxes too
Lim stressed that thus far, Penang has been building 12,000 units of the homes - 4,000 units directly by the state and the remaining 8,000 by the private sector - since 2008.
With enough resources, Penang has plans to construct up to 38,000 - 20,000 by the private sector and 18,000 by the state government - affordable homes in the next five years, Lim said.
"Instead he builds (affordable homes) in Kuantan and other states but not here... the problem of affordable housing in Penang is worse.
"It's not just RM72,500 types that he had mentioned but those which cost up to RM400,000.
He said Penang had hoped to get something from the federal government's 2013 budget.
"We want to remind the federal government that Penangites also pay taxes. We are very disappointed that there is nothing for Penang," Lim said.
"Never mind, if there is no love (for the state), but there is also no buses, no affordable housing and no MRT as promised," he added.
In 2010, government-owned bus company Rapid Penang announced that 200 more buses would be to their fleet on October the following year to help push up public transport usage from 30,000 to 75,000 commuters a day.
Meanwhile, state MCA Wanita chief Tan Cheng Liang has taken Lim to task for his "double standard attitude in insulting" Najib's budget announcement.
Tan
said the "scathing insults" displays his typical reaction of slamming
BN for anything which may threaten his seat of power in Penang despite
the actions benefitting many Malaysians.
The
budget, tabled at Parliament yesterday, had been roundly praised by the
public and stakeholders alike for encompassing all levels of society,
she added.
"Perhaps Lim should take a look at his own state in Penang before talking nonsense.
"While
the BN federal government gives aid to all Malaysians, the state
government only chooses to give aid to registered voters," said Tan, who
is state BN publicity chief.
"In the Budget,
funding is allocated to all students, whereas in Penang, funding is
allocated to students whose parents are registered as it is in other aid
programmes for senior citizens, single mothers, and new born babies."
she added.
"What is this, if not a move to
secure his own hold in Penang? Since he took power, his arrogance and
double standard attitude is simply overbearing," she stressed.
BN is collapsing as God’s retribution starts. Beginning of the end. BN has been controlling media, deceiving the electorate, robbing the Rakyat, multi-billion kick-backs in 55 yrs, High level treason! 3 murders, Altantuyaa (Scorpene commission recipient, Ross Boyert (Taib’s former US aide) & Manser (native & rainforest activist), possibly Sabah’s Donald Stephen too, yet to be resolved….. Many natives in Sarawak had their land grabbed from them, many don’t even have proper roads, electricity & good drinking water. Even a kid can see the total lack of morals among these heinous criminals. God ‘s punishment comes like it did to Ceausescu, Mussolini, Saddam, Ben Ali, Gaddaffi, Mubarak and Assad. Just watch…
ReplyDeleteThey say Sarawak’s CM of 31 years is worth US$20billion. There’re more giant criminals! 14/2/2011 Financial Twitter: ... But if you think Hosni Mubarak is the richest man on earth, wait till you hear what has former dictator Mahathir Mohamad plundered. ….Using the same rule of thumb that Mubarak “earned” about US1 billion to US2 billion annually, Mahathir’s wealth easily top US$22 to US$44 billion over his 22-year of iron-fist rule. However Malaysia has more natural resources than Egypt and economically, Malaysia is richer …not necessary less corrupted than Egypt. Just like Egypt, corruption in Malaysia is so entrenched that every institutions are tainted – from the monarchy, judiciary, executive, legislature to the lowest ranking policemen on the street. Hence Mahathir is easily worth more than that.” Why do you think Mahathir’s sons are directors of 200 companies and drive some of the most expensive cars in the world? eg the Ferrari Enzo & the RM5.5million Bugatti Veyron…
ReplyDeleteFinancial experts now rank Singapore the world’s No. 1 in income per capita and will remain top by 2050.
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Yet Singapore has little natural resources that Malaysia has. Ask your conscience : What has UMNO done for M’sia in 55 yrs, other than racism, apartheid, in-equal treatment of races, corruption; plunder & squander of hundreds of billions; sabotage of opposition & human rights NGOs; lies, crime; control of media to deceive the people; rigged elections to remain in power. What has UMNO done for the people! Look at Singapore! Shame on Dr MM, yr PM and all their present and past cronies. All a giant can of worms. Out they go in GE13.