Malaysia Political Waves: Perak Assembly

Friday, May 15, 2009

Umno Assemblymen Are Hopeless

Today,May 14 MalaysiaInsider.com reported that Penang Gerakan chairman Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan was criticised for proposing the Perak state assembly be dissolved as his comment can cause friction in Barisan Nasional (BN).

Of course the criticism come from no other than Umno reps. The Kubu Gajah assemblyman Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar said that BN has the majority voice in Perak and Perak's crisis is due to PR's refusal to accept the fact that they have lost the majority. I think that is Ahmad Zainuddin's personal view which is not really make sense because BN has only 28 assemblymen plus 3 "friendly" voices. BN will not accept the trio at the moment because the 3 have integrity issues (two of them pending for corruption charges). Hence BN does not have the majority. Bet you, the 3 defectors will lost their seats if the by election to be held in the respective constituency.

The next cartoon network character, the Umno information chief cum Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Ahmad Maslan said it should be explained to the people of Perak why BN had the right to govern the state as BN had the majority in the state assembly and he would explain every issue pertaining to the Perak political crisis during his visits to the states soon. Excuse me! being the Umno information chief doesn't mean your information is reliable. In this internet age, people would rather read the non main stream news platforms to obtain information rather than relying on "information from the Umno infromation chief". Furthermore, Malysian are more matured nowadays in their thinking. I guess Ahmad Maslan may still achieve his intention by going to the malay heartland to scare the kampong folks. In the urban and semi urban areas, no way Umno can talk their way through because the rakyat already known Umno's dirty tricks.

To win back people's trust, Umno really need a big overhaul. Umno can not lie to rakyat forever.

Friday, May 8, 2009

What Raja Nazrin Told Nizar & Ngeh?

Before the start of the royal speech by Raja Nazrin on the 7 th May State Asembly. His majesty asked Nizar and ousted senior exco Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham to approach him. They did their sembah and kissed the regent's hand.

While Raja Nazrin took care to speak to them away from the microphone, his advice, which sounded more like an admonishment, was audible over the public address system.

The Raja Muda told the duo "I don't want to get involved in this. I just want to give my speech, so respect my speech, when I am giving it. You understand that? If you want to work with me in future, you have to respect my speech. Understand?

"So go and tell that (to the Pakatan Rakyat state assemblymen who had stood together in front of the royal dais to take their seats)."

Nizar then told the PR state assemblymen to sit so that Raja Nazrin could deliver his opening address for the first meeting of the second session of the 12th state assembly.

I'm puzzle with what Raja Nazrin said to the duo. He said he did not want to involve in this, but didn't he realise that all these mess are because of Sultan Azlan Shah's refusal to dissolve the state assembly? Raja Nazrin shouldn't even said that he just want to deliver his speech and that it? That's sound weird, as if Perak's current situation has nothing to do with the ruler of the state. Tuanku, I'm totally lost!

By all mean, if the Sultan Azlan Shah think that only BN can bring prosperities to the silver state, be it. Then use whatever power vested in the ruler to boot PR out once and for all. Don't leave the problems dangling neither here nor there. The one suffered ultimately are the anak Perak.

I don't know how his majesty feels, but I feel very sorry for Perakians who live in the state of absolute chaos.