UMNO AGM Wanita Umno delegate Rohaya Abu Ismail took a swipe at Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his state government's motto of 'Competency, Accountability and Transparency' (CAT).

According to the Penang delegate, CAT actually stood for "Cekik, Angkuh, Temberang (strangle, proud and deceitful)." 

Speaking at the Wanita Umno general assembly, she claimed that the DAP-led state government oppressed the Malays in the state, especially in housing and land matters.

Rohaya also accused DAP of having an "hidden agenda" to dispel the Malays from the Balik Pulau area.

She also alleged that Lim was building a settlement for the Malays on Seberang Prai, which is located on the mainland.

"After taking over Malay homes and villages, they also want to take over the area for petty traders.

"Since ancient times, Balik Pulau has been a Malay area. All the lands belong to the Malays. But on the pretext of development to build universities and colleges, Malay lands are pawned.

"No matter how expensive, DAP will buy. It is as if there is a pact to purchase Malay lands," she added.

'Closing one eye '

She claimed that the state government through local authorities, are chasing away Malay vendors “like stray cats” but are closing one eye when it comes to Chinese vendors without licenses in Georgetown who are obstructing the traffic.

“They seem fine doing business. No one is disturbing them. Look at Paya Terubong area - crowded parking spots until it edges on the shoulder of the road. Even then they are not troubled.

“So where is the glorified CAT as called by the chief minister with the “tokong” (deity) status?” she asked.

She stressed that the word “tokong”, was borrowed from PKR itself.

Rohaya also raised the issue of migration in Malay community by stating that within three years, the numbers had dwindled from 41 percent to 40 percent (in 2013).

However she said the Chinese population grew from 40 percent to 42 percent in the same period.

She also lambasted the high prices of houses in Balik Pulau, which Malays cannot afford.

“The reality is that the economic gap between the Chinese and Malays is too wide, forcing migration to take place due to stress and soaring house prices,” she said.

She claimed that the the state government is subtly chasing Malays away from their heritage land in the island to the cheap houses it built in the mainland and re-selling the land at a higher price.

The Penang delegate then proposed an act to be enacted to ensure the Malay villages in Balik Pulau to be preserved as national heritage.

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