Saturday 22 June 2013

I RETRACTED GOVERNMENT CRONY






By : BOBBY YEE

KOTA KINABALU: Matunggong Assemblyman Jelani Hamdan denied that he retracted his statement at the State Legislative Assembly sitting last Wednesday regarding the prevalent poverty and backwardness in his constituency.

He also said that he would furnish the proof as challenged by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman on recipient names on government aid schemes such as the 1Malaysia notebook and lot in longhouses and to present it in the next assembly sitting.

He said he fully supports the statement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that Rungus ethnic group is backward as of lacking in infrastructure and economically poor.

Jelani (photo) however clarified that what he was asked to retract was the word ‘Cabinet crony’.

He said that Cabinet member and BN assemblymen who repeatedly pushed him to retract his statement deemed such term was non-parliamentary.

“But my words were that if they understood it that way, I will retract. But I didn’t retract my statement on poverty and backwardness in my constituency.

“The only word that I retracted was Cabinet crony,” he said.

Jelani was adamant that what he had said about poverty was true and that even the World Bank supported this, as proven in its reports.

“The Chief Minister asked me for the proof and I will do that in the next assembly sitting,” said the former Umno division chief now a PKR lawmaker.

Jelani thanked Musa for clarifying that the government will not be side-lining constituencies that are under the opposition.

Musa on Wednesday said that no constituency, including those under the opposition in Sabah, will be deprived of development.

Jelani said he could also provide proof of people having their names de-listed as recipients of the 1Malaysia notebooks for purportedly supporting the opposition.

He also claimed that many leaders including people who don’t deserve the aid from Sabah Rubber Industry Board (LIGS) have taken advantage or abused their position to obtain the aid. (BI)

13 comments:

  1. government aid schemes such as the 1Malaysia notebook and lot in longhouses and to present it in the next assembly sitting

    Terbukti kerajaan sentiasa mengambil berat dan memberi bantuan yang terbaik kepada rakyat.

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  2. 1Malaysia note memang idea yang baik, harus juga pelajar-pelajar menggunakan dengan positif.

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  3. Sabah masih dalam kemiskinan. Kerajaan masih banyak perlu diusahakan.

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  4. Bantuan kerajaan akan diberi dari masa ke semasa.

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  5. Jelani said he could also provide proof of people having their names de-listed as recipients of the 1Malaysia notebooks for purportedly supporting the opposition.

    Benarkah ini terjadi? Harus membuat siasatan dengan bukti yang dikemukakan.

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  6. Perbezaan fa­haman politik tidak harus menjadi penghalang untuk memberikan bantuan, se­baliknya kedua-dua belah pihak wajar berganding bahu menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapi oleh rakyat.

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  7. Ahli Parlimen Bintulu Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing berkata kecenderungan mengeliru­kan rakyat dengan pelbagai hasutan,dakyah tidak bertang­gungjawab dan menabur fitnah terhadap kerajaan pemerintah harus dihentikan.

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  8. Katanya tindakan seumpa­manya bukanlah cara yang baik untuk menyelesaikan sesuatu isu yang dihadapi dan dibangkit oleh rakyat.

    “Fahaman politik yang ber­beza harus diketepikan dan tindakan menanam kebencian rakyat terhadap kerajaan tid­ak harus dijadikan amalan,” katanya.

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  9. Begitupun, beliau tidak menafikan kerajaan ada kele­mahannya namun rakyat diminta agar memaklumkan permasalahan atau kelemahan itu kepada wakil rakyat yang mewakili kerajaan memer­intah supaya kelemahan itu dapat diatasi.

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  10. Tiong meluahkan rasa kecewanya terhadap dakwaan pihak tertentu yang mengatakan be­liau tidak pernah membantu penduduk tempatan.

    Katanya sebelum membuat dakwaan kita harus menilai se­baik-baiknya sesuatu perkara itu dan perlu melihat usaha kerajaan bersungguh-sung­guh untuk membela nasib rakyat tanpa mengira latar belakang budaya dan agama.

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  11. Beliau berkata kerajaan di bawah pucuk pimpinan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak amat meni­tikberatkan kebajikan rakyat dengan menyediakan pelbagai tranformasi pembangunan dan mengubah taraf hidup rakyat.

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  12. “Tetapi ada pihak yang ‘bermulut manis’ menabur janji demi untuk menang pilihan raya. Namun, setelah menang dan berjaya me­merintah, janji yang ditabur sebelum ini hanya tinggal janji kosong,” katanya.

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