I refer to the Malaysiakini report Local elections: S'gor to follow Penang .

A few questions come to my mind. First, why is Pakatan Rakyat only start to talk about these local council elections only now? It is already more than two years since we voted them in.

And from my reading of Khalid Ibrahim's view on Selangor, it looks like he is still ‘thinking’ about it and is not sure about the law. But in the last two years, why have they never done a study on the law and come out with proposals for Parliament?

Second, where about the rest of the Pakatan states? Where are the Kelantan Kedah's menteri besar stands on the matter of local council elections for theis states? Why have they not commented? I think the people would want to know what their stand is?

Third, I may agree with Kedah Youth chief Tan Keng Liang comment that he wants all the Pakatan states to hold local council elections and fulfill their pledge made in the last general election.

But I think he should have also made a call to the BN federal government to help change the laws so as to allow the Pakatan states hold the local council elections. The way the Election Commission has commented is so disappointing as it sounds like they are not so agreeable to the idea of local council election.

It would also be good if Tan can push for ALL states to have local council elections (not just in the Pakatan states) even if this was not promised by BN in last general election.

As for Lim Guan Eng, the recent move is good for Penang. But he needs to show the people that he is not just passing the buck to the Election Commission. The two years wasted has already disappointed a lot of people who hoped for the local council elections to be implemented much sooner.