Local Councillors, not MPs and ADUNs are not the appropriate persons to complain to when it comes to issues/matters under Local Councils including roads, traffic lights, parks, development plans, approvals of businesses, parking spaces, garbage collection, etc... If Local Councillors do not act, then maybe we complain to ADUNs and MPs...but NOW, these Councillors are all 'political appointees' - possibly loyal to their political masters not so much to the people. Why bother when people do not have the power to vote them out???
Look at the political appointees for the Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh?
We do not even know whether they reside in Temerloh - we do not even have their contact information - email, phone contacts, addresses - so HOW DO WE EVEN CONTACT OR LOBBY these powerful people that decide on the fate and future of Temerloh? {The MBT website only have their names?]
COUNCILOR
- DATO’ RIDZUAN HAZIMIN BIN RAMLI, DIMP
- DATO’ JUHANIS BINTI ABD AZIZ, DIMP.,AMN.,AAP.,PPN.
- CIK NURUL ASLINA BINTI SAMAN
- ENCIK AHMAD ZAILANI BIN JUNOH,PKC.,PJK.
- YM RAJA SHAMSUL KAMAL BIN RAJA MOHD NOR
- ENCIK NORDIN BIN IDRIS
- ENCIK ABD SYUKUR BIN ABD WAHAB
- ENCIK ROZLAN BIN ABD MANAF
- ENCIK MOHD NASIR BIN LANI
- ENCIK OTHMAN BIN CHIK, AMN.,AAP.,PJK
- PUAN WATI BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN
- PUAN ROSMINA BINTI ABDUL GHAFAR
- ENCIK JAMALUDDIN BIN IBRAHIM, PKT
- ENCIK MOHD ALI HANAFIAH BIN HJ AHMAD,AMN., PJPN., PJK
- ENCIK MOHD. FADZLIE BIN ABDUL MUBIN
- ENCIK ISMAIL BIN ABDULLAH KUNJI - Source: Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh
What are their qualifications? We want people who are not 'Yes Men' or silent seat warmers - but people who are for the people of Temerloh...people who work.
GENDER BALANCE - Well, 4 women and 17 men including the Head of the Local Council..
ETHNIC COMPOSITION - Looks like all Malays - odd because these are all 'political appointees', if there was elections and the people choice was all people from the same ETHNIC or religious groupings, then such an 'all Malay' Local Council is no problem.
Temerloh,based on SPR information, there are Malay 66.47%; Chinese 22.52%; Indian 8.11%; B/P Sabah 0.29%; B/P Sarawak 0.61%; Orang Asli (Pen. Msia) 1.25%; Others 0.75% (Note this information is only based on registered voters, not the real population composition.
Temerloh,based on SPR information, there are Malay 66.47%; Chinese 22.52%; Indian 8.11%; B/P Sabah 0.29%; B/P Sarawak 0.61%; Orang Asli (Pen. Msia) 1.25%; Others 0.75% (Note this information is only based on registered voters, not the real population composition.
Registered voters: 75,081
Majority: 1,904
Spoilt votes: 865
Unreturned votes: 0
Voter Turnout: 62,204 (82.8%)
Demographics
Malay 66.47%; Chinese 22.52%; Indian 8.11%; B/P Sabah 0.29%; B/P Sarawak 0.61%; Orang Asli (Pen. Msia) 1.25%; Others 0.75%
Are these Local Councillors all UMNO members? After all, Pahang is one of 2 States still governed by the Barisan Nasional. [This information should also be disclosed]
Local Councillors are VERY POWERFUL - they decide on how our money is spend? And for what? Local Councillors should be making DECISIONS, not simply doing what their political masters want. They are accountable to the PEOPLE - have these Local Councillors even had public meetings with the people of Temerloh - consultations, etc. [If there were elections, they will fear the people knowing very well the people will vote out the 'useless' Councillors - now, they really do not bother? - So no CONTACT DETAILS disclosed, so people cannot contact and communicate directly with these Local Councillors....smart???
Who is responsible for the problems happening in Temerloh(the area under the Local Council) - it is the Local Council and in particular the Local Councillors - not the MPs or the ADUNs, for they have no power over Local Council, do they?
Under the UMNO-BN rule, the government did not want to deal with the people at every level - so they did not want elected people's leaders at the Kampung levels, or at the Local Council - easier to simply appoint kampung leaders and Local Councillors - who then will make decision on behalf of the people in kampungs and Temerloh Local Council Area - decisions supposedly by the people - but really not at all, since these 'leaders' or local councillors generally act on their own, without even letting the people know of the decisions made on behalf of the people - No reports - even access to Local Council meetings(which should be open to the public but are not) ...In SECRECY, they speak and act 'on behalf of the people' ...that is why we want ELECTIONS.
Local Councillors are VERY POWERFUL - they decide on how our money is spend? And for what? Local Councillors should be making DECISIONS, not simply doing what their political masters want. They are accountable to the PEOPLE - have these Local Councillors even had public meetings with the people of Temerloh - consultations, etc. [If there were elections, they will fear the people knowing very well the people will vote out the 'useless' Councillors - now, they really do not bother? - So no CONTACT DETAILS disclosed, so people cannot contact and communicate directly with these Local Councillors....smart???
Who is responsible for the problems happening in Temerloh(the area under the Local Council) - it is the Local Council and in particular the Local Councillors - not the MPs or the ADUNs, for they have no power over Local Council, do they?
Under the UMNO-BN rule, the government did not want to deal with the people at every level - so they did not want elected people's leaders at the Kampung levels, or at the Local Council - easier to simply appoint kampung leaders and Local Councillors - who then will make decision on behalf of the people in kampungs and Temerloh Local Council Area - decisions supposedly by the people - but really not at all, since these 'leaders' or local councillors generally act on their own, without even letting the people know of the decisions made on behalf of the people - No reports - even access to Local Council meetings(which should be open to the public but are not) ...In SECRECY, they speak and act 'on behalf of the people' ...that is why we want ELECTIONS.
Local Council(local government) is very powerful. They are responsible for Local government of the area under their jurisdiction. They collect money from the people in the area they govern - taxes (in the form of assessment tax), fees(for business permits/advertisements), parking and even violation of certain parking/traffic rules. They create laws and rules (in the form of by-laws). They grant licenses and permits for any trade in its area of
jurisdiction, in addition to providing basic amenities, collecting and
managing waste and garbage as well as planning and developing the area
under its jurisdiction. THEY MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE COMMUNITY.
MONEY - Well, I saw no accounts in the Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh website - and as a rate payer, I really would want to know how much money was collected(the sources), and also how was it all spend?
The Local Councillors were all elected by the people until the UMNO-BN government suspended elections in 1965, and the reasons was 'the Indonesian confrontation against the formation of Malaysia
in 1963' The government said they were forced to suspend local council
elections in 1965, and this was done by means of emergency law
namely the Emergency (Suspension of Local Government Elections)
Regulations 1965 and its amendment on the same year. Since then, local
governments in Malaysia have not been elected.
The
suspension, which was supposed to be temporary, became permanent in 1976
when Parliament passed the Local Government Act, which abolished local
government elections altogether and only provided for the appointment of
local councillors.
Thereafter, the Local Councillors have been political appointees by the State government, and the Federal Government for Federal Territories.
The Opposition(DAP-PKR-PAS) had tried hard to restore Local Council Elections but apparently a Federal Law was an hurdle. That law had to be amended and/or repealed to allow for Local Council Elections.
Well, now the then Opposition(save PAS) is the new government in Malaysia - and sadly, we have yet to see the amendment of the relevant law, and the return of Local Council Elections...The new government promised elections ....but as with so many other promises, it is being DELAYED...
Needed amendments could so easily be tabled in three(3) MONTHS...not years. Or is the Minister so incompetent? Zuraida wants to do it at the end of 2020 or early 2021 - Absurd?
Because, now PH is placing their 'political appointees' - people who do not represent the people - people who would really simply follow the instructions of the Federal and/or State government...Is that why Local Council elections being delayed again...
2018 was PRU14, so PRU15 should be before May 2023...So, is the plan to pass the laws by end 2021, and then spend more time preparing for elections...maybe another 2-3 years...and PRU15 is upon us, and nothing has changed...
Are the people being lied to by this new PH-led government?
#
3 years - and Minister going to table needed amendments to law that will allow us to have Local Council Elections... Then, when will we really have the Elections ...after PRU15?The Housing and Local Government Ministry is expected to amend several laws in Parliament as early as the end of 2020 to reinstate local government elections, its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said.These include the Local Government Act 1976 and other relevant laws, said Zuraida, who pledged in May 2018 to restore the voting system for local councils in three years."Somewhere around next year, by end of next year or early 2021, I am going to table the amendments to these laws with regard to local government elections
Needed amendments could so easily be tabled in three(3) MONTHS...not years. Or is the Minister so incompetent? Zuraida wants to do it at the end of 2020 or early 2021 - Absurd?
Because, now PH is placing their 'political appointees' - people who do not represent the people - people who would really simply follow the instructions of the Federal and/or State government...Is that why Local Council elections being delayed again...
2018 was PRU14, so PRU15 should be before May 2023...So, is the plan to pass the laws by end 2021, and then spend more time preparing for elections...maybe another 2-3 years...and PRU15 is upon us, and nothing has changed...
Are the people being lied to by this new PH-led government?
#
Gov't expected to amend laws to restore local elections in 2020
INTERVIEW
| The Housing and Local Government Ministry is expected to amend
several laws in Parliament as early as the end of 2020 to reinstate
local government elections, its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said.
These
include the Local Government Act 1976 and other relevant laws, said
Zuraida, who pledged in May 2018 to restore the voting system for local
councils in three years. "Somewhere around next year, by end of next year or early 2021, I am going to table the amendments to these laws with regard to local government elections.
"Whether we will achieve it or not, it is secondary. We (will) table the motions on the Acts of Parliament first," she said in a group interview in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of the Pakatan Harapan administration.
To a question, the Ampang MP said she wasn't sure if the local government elections can be implemented earlier than the targeted timeline.
According to her, the matter is subject to the cabinet's decision and the cabinet has yet to discuss this matter.
The ministry can only present a paper to the cabinet for discussion after it puts together all the information needed to push for the local government elections.
"(And) we are (still) in the midst of engagement, getting all the information and feedback (on) all the models (practised by other countries). We are engaging the NGOs, all the states and other bodies," Zuraida said.
She believes that Malaysia, after studying several local election models, including proportionate representation, will come out with its own model, a hybrid of all these models.
"From there, we will propose the best model for Malaysia," she said.
Malaysia last held its local council elections in 1963. The next round, which was supposed to be held the following year, was suspended.
The suspension, which was supposed to be temporary, became permanent in 1976 when Parliament passed the Local Government Act, which abolished local government elections altogether and only provided for the appointment of local councillors.
The defunct Pakatan Rakyat had pledged to reinstate local council elections during the 2008 and 2013 general elections.
Pakatan Harapan's 14th general election manifesto did not promise to restore local government elections but stated that it would “strengthen local democracy” and make local councils more accountable to the people they serve.
It also promised to amend the Local Government Act 1976 to reflect these aspirations.
Nonetheless, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had turned down the request to restore local government elections, arguing that such elections might produce racial strife.
In the interview, Zuraida said she had explained several local election systems available.
"Maybe he did not have enough information then, so he responded to the media at that point of time.
That's why I was saying, give us three years to study the models and at the same time, we conduct a campaign.
"We will give awareness to the people so they know about their role and those who want to contest will also know their role. We are in this education process," added Zuraida, who is also a PKR vice-president.- Malaysiakini, 1/5/2019
No comments:
Post a Comment