MCA today blamed the ‘Kajang Move’, claiming that it was among the reasons for the flash floods that hit Kajang after two hours of heavy rain yesterday.

Selangor MCA secretary Ng Chok Sin said the flash floods were another addition to Pakatan Rakyat’s “long and never-ending list of unfulfilled election promises”.

 

Ng questioned Kajang assemblyperson Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail of her achievements, six months after being elected.

“I strongly urge Wan Azizah to reveal her future plans for flood mitigation, and also to reveal what she has accomplished so far,” Ng said( right ).

 The ‘Kajang Move’ was engineered by PKR to replace former Selangor menteri besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

Meanwhile, pointing out how Kajang was also hit by flash floods in 2011, Ng ( right ) said it seemed that the state government had refused to learn anything from that incident.

“Thus, I call on the state government, especially the new Menteri Besar Azmin Ali, to review their election promises and to start working towards fulfilling them.

“I strongly believe that one of the reasons for the flash floods yesterday was because PKR was overly occupied with its protracted ‘Kajang Move’ which had resulted in a power struggle,” he said.

Claiming that PKR’s chase for the menteri besar’s post for Wan Azizah had affected the people’s welfare, Ng said the duty of an elected representative was to attend to the needs of the people.

“An elected representative should not be busy calculating and wriggling every possible strategy to gain the menteri besar’s post,” he said.

Wan Azizah, who was backed as the replacement for  Khalid, was not selected by the palace despite majority support from Selangor assemblypersons.

Azmin, instead, was sworn in last week as the new menteri besar.

Wan Azizah: I'll work harder

Meanwhile, Wan Azizah said she is arranging a meeting with the Kajang municipal council (MPkj) and the Selangor Department of Irrigation and Drainage over the matter.

This is to discuss "short and long term solutions" to the flash flood issue which has been plaguing the constituency.

She said her office will also work with MPKj's taskforce on flash floods to "monitor the situation and take proactive measures" to try to stop the floods from recurring.

"I will work harder and continue to serve the people of Kajang for our collective benefit," she said in a statement.

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