BN rep: Build us roads, we will support you
A Barisan Nasional parliamentarian from Sabah has hinted that electoral support for the ruling coalition may hinge on how the government "takes notice and takes action" on rural development woes in the East Malaysian state.
A Barisan Nasional parliamentarian from Sabah has hinted that electoral support for the ruling coalition may hinge on how the government "takes notice and takes action" on rural development woes in the East Malaysian state.
" Ada ubi ada batas, ada budi boleh balas (Where potatoes are planted, it will be in rows. Where there is favour, we will always return.)," was the pantun (poem) read out by Siringan Gubat (BN-Ranau) during his turn in debating the budget in the Dewan Rakyat today.
"This has something to do with the coming general election," he added meaningfully.
Siringan said this when calling on the government to "take notice and take action" on the plight of rural Sabahans and build the 26 roads he requested, as well as upgrade 13 existing ones in his constituency of Ranau.
The 39 roads, he said, represented the lifeblood for rural areas such as his district, where roads were crucial for development to make its way to isolated communities.
"The roads are important for my constituency. That is why I never tire in bringing this matter to the attention of the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development," Siringan added.
While the continuous requests for the government to expedite development in Sabah and Sarawak by their elected representatives are not new, the matter came to a head recently with the defection of two Sabah MPs, one a deputy minister with the ruling coalition, in protest against lacklustre development in the state.
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