Nurul Izzah: I cannot please everybody...
Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar today defended herself against claims that she has been too busy to meet her constituents, saying that although her busy schedule made it hard for her to have regular meet-the-residents sessions, she did her best to keep in touch with the people in her constituency.
Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar today defended herself against claims that she has been too busy to meet her constituents, saying that although her busy schedule made it hard for her to have regular meet-the-residents sessions, she did her best to keep in touch with the people in her constituency.
"Certainly I cannot please everybody but the most important thing is, I keep on trying to visit all the places that I have (on my schedule)," Nurul said.
She was asked to comment on complaints by residents of Flat Sri Pahang in Bangsar who claimed that she has never visited them.
"Actually, we had a motivational programme with Flat Sri Pahang residents in Bangsar mosque three to four weeks ago," she told reporters after a visit to the Sri Nageswari Amman temple's 40th anniversary celebrations in Bangsar.
Nurul, who is Pakatan leader Anwar Ibrahim's daughter, also stressed the importance of having regular feedback from residents.
"This is such a crucial need for state assemblypersons as people should come to our service centres and we would like to hear their feedback," she said.
Solving issues in Bangsar
Commenting on the ongoing construction work by one of the country's leading property developers, UOA, in Bangsar Utama area, Nurul said she was awaiting a memorandum from residents regarding the matter.
Nurul added that her visit to the temple today was part of efforts to solve the issues between residents and the developer.
"This visit is also primarily to introduce a meet-up with the community as I have heard that the construction works are going on until late at night and this causes inconvenience to the residents," she said.
The 27-year-old MP further explained that she would do her best to settle the matter once she has received the memorandum from the residents.
"(After that) I would let the relevant authorities know and try to improve the situation because the construction works raise a variety of issues.
"However, I will have to reach a common ground with the developer on the places affected (by the construction works)," Nurul added.
The young MP also voiced her disappointment with Kuala Lumpur City Hall's new parking rates, saying DBKL had imposed them without consulting KL-based MPs, 10 of who are from Pakatan Rakyat.
"We have tried to raise the issue of new parking meters which are being placed all over KL with DBKL but most of our proposals were not taken seriously by them," she said.
After the general election, DBKL started imposing new parking rates in the city, as well as introducing new parking areas, causing many to believe that it was a move aimed at punishing KL folks for voting for the opposition.
