Saturday July 11, 2009
Not alone on reshuffle call
By WANI MUTHIAH
SHAH ALAM: Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman Azmin Ali, who had called for some state exco members to be replaced, has gone a step further – he has justified his action by saying that he had the support of his party colleagues and the business community.
“It is my duty to voice my opinion,” he told reporters after the state assembly meeting here yesterday.
“But I will leave it to (Selangor Mentri Besar) Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s wisdom to decide on my suggestion.”
Azmin also lambasted the selection process of the local councillors, claiming that no proper consultation was carried out before their appointments.
In his speech at the meeting on Thursday, Azmin had called for a reshuffle, adding that it was time due to the inefficiency of some members.
Senior state exco member Teresa Kok described Azmin’s call as “a show of bad attitude and sheer arrogance”.
“Although he is the Backbenchers’ Club president, he behaved worse than the Opposition.
“He should be supporting the government,” she said, adding that this meant Azmin should be relieved of his position.
Kok said while Azmin had picked on Ronnie Liu over the appointment of the councillors, it was actually PKR that was the stumbling block.
“DAP and PAS endorsed the councillors before the deadline, but all the PKR leaders wanted to have a say in the appointment,” she said.
Liu, who is state Local Government, Study and Research Committee chairman, said one year was too short to assess the performance of the line-up.
He said all the exco members, including the Mentri Besar, were working hard and that he believed it was not the right time for a reshuffle.
Liu said Azmin had touched on many issues in his speech, and not merely focused on local councils.
“So I won’t take it as being targeted,” he said.
Khalid said any reshuffle would need the endorsement from the highest level of the concerned parties.
MCA Special Task Force Bureau chief Simon Lim, who agreed with Azmin’s suggestion, said Selangor had failed to attract foreign investment and provide employment opportunities.
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