DAP told to be proactive, not mere postmen
DAP members have been told not to be mere ‘postmen’ by just delivering complaints and grouses to the relevant authorities and then keeping quiet.
DAP members have been told not to be mere ‘postmen’ by just delivering complaints and grouses to the relevant authorities and then keeping quiet.
Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng told the 1,200 DAP delegates that they needed to go to the ground to serve the people if Pakatan Rakyat’s dream of taking control of the federal government is to be realised.
“People do not need politician postmen to become their people’s representatives as they (people) can post their complaints directly to the relevant authorities without going through their elected assemblypersons,” said Lim who is also the chief minister of Penang.
He told delegates that the people need the “human touch” and exhorted them to respond quickly to matters affecting their constituents.
He wants the party’s elected representatives to engage in debates with their constituents to get their input on improving their service.
Lim said that winning the five states in the last general election is only half the battle won, as the federal government has the final say on allocating funds to the various states.
That is why, he said, that Pakatan needs to take control of the government in the next election to gain the power to allocate public funds where needed.
DAP is assuming that general elections and state elections for Perak and Sarawak will be called within 18 months and is promising a lot of goodies for the people if it comes to power at federal level.
In his speech Lim mentioned election incentives including the abolishment of the Goods Services Taxes (GST) and RM1,000 for each senior citizen.
Those low wage family earners and single wage earners who earn less than RM3,000 will be given RM2,400 and RM1,500 respectively.
DAP becoming complacent
A Perak elected representative who declined to be named told Malaysiakini that DAP’s allusion to ‘postmen’ was particularly true in Perak.
He alleged that a few DAP state assemblypersons are merely dreaming of wresting control of the state from BN while not carrying out their duties as elected representatives.
“As it is now, most of the mainstream media except the Chinese newspapers have boycotted Pakatan events in the state and BN’s powerful political machinery is working overtime to win the hearts and minds of the voters in the state with goodies and handouts,” the elected assemblyperson claimed.
He expressed fears that Pakatan would lose in the next state elections unless state party members stopped assuming they had voter support and instead double or triple their efforts against the “powerful BN tide”.
