Former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo today lashed out at his successor's government for not making any concrete decisions in the three days the state assembly has been in session.

"All that they have been doing is to attack my administration, even after one year they had taken over the state," he told reporters at the sidelines of the assembly sitting today.

selangor adun ceremony 220408 khir toyo "No concrete decisions have been made in the three days of assembly sitting," added the opposition leader who had lost the control of the government in the last general election.

The state representative for Sungai Panjang also denied claims made at the assembly yesterday over the alleged abuse of his foreign trips during his tenure as the menteri besar.

He said there was no abuse of power in spending RM349,134 for 21 foreign trips from September 2001 to January last year.

Current Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim told the assembly yesterday that the amount was only Khir's air fares and does not include his accommodation, food and others.

Responding today, Khir said that his overseas trips should be seen as investment-inducing trips for the state.

"The trips were for eight years. They were investment trips. And as a result, I manage to bring back investment amounting about RM48 billion," he said.

He also said that he had never spent the state money extravagantly.

Instead, he added, he had been prudent to the extent of attending to as many as five functions in a day so that he need not waste state money in making a trip to the same place again.

Saboteurs at work

khir toyo zaharah kechik selangor former mb 171208 On another matter, Khir also denied claims made by Saari Sungib (Hulu Kelang-PAS) that his (Khir's) wife Zaharah Kechik had used an official car given to her husband in his capacity as the menteri besar for her personal use.

"I have no issues with Saari but his accusations against someone who is not in the assembly should have been avoided.

"He has to check his facts first. He should not just throw accusations," he added.

In the assembly sitting yesterday, Saari had revealed that a state agency had ‘gifted' a Range Rover valued at RM500,000 to Zaharah.

Khir, who is vying for the Umno Youth top post in the coming party polls, also said that he stood an equal chance of winning the post.

He was referring to a recent survey which indicated that another contestant Mukriz Mahathir was in the lead.

The present Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin is also contesting for the post.

"If there is a media promotion, of course he (Mukhriz) will be in the lead," added Khir.

Khir also claimed that there were some Umno members who were working in hand with PKR to wreck his chance of winning.