Before we begin this entry, we would like to thank Dr Sim for replying to our earlier questionnaire post with his extremely well written "At the Heart of the Matter" . Perhaps most readers were not prepared to receive a whole article of reply, and we did think a simple answer of a list of A, B or Cs would suffice, but it is truly appreciated nevertheless. You can refer to the original Q&A posting here.
The reason for the questionnaire was so everybody, voters and all other rakyats, know our candidate's stance on the issues. We cannot help but be disappointed that Dr Sim did not state his stand on even one of the 10 issues that is so important to the people, like corruption and cronyism.
However, we laud and respect his vision that he will concentrate on the roads and unclogging of the drains in Pending.
Of
course, it is interesting to note that a BN parliamentary candidate during March 08, Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun (pic), was one of the best in attending to unclogging of drains issues and pothole repairs in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.She really was the very, very best, and the residents of PJ and even her challenger can acclaim to that. Still, she got booted out by Tony Pua (DAP) with a majority of 19,972.
We are not kidding you. We attended several of her ceramahs in SS2 and SS4 PJ, and what she said was exactly, to the letter, the words of Dr Sim. She basked in her records of cleaning drains, repairing roads, and "bringing development". And the PJ residents were smart enough to reject her, after 50 years of BN rule.
When asked about bigger, national issues, she fumbled rather
badly and thinks that, among others, "NEP has already been abolished", and "BN never declared Malaysia was an Islamic state". I suppose the PJ residents are sick of an "unclogging of drains and covering up pothole MP", and and really did chow the mei fun (fried the kueh tiau), and they want real change instead.So what else did the Selangor residents do? They changed the government, and kicked out Khir Toyo and his minions.
Anyway, Datin Chew is already history, so we shall not dwell into that too much (although reading that interview archive can be a real stress reliever). The real point of this article touches on Dr Sim, and SUPP's campaign so we shall stick to that.
Remember, as a recap, among other things, here's what we asked Dr Sim on his stand:
1. Corruption (We asked him whether he agrees or don't agree - we never asked him to fight corruption or join MACC or be the super anti-corruption lone ranger. Agree, or Don't Agree) - No Answer
2. Cronysm (For example, Taib awarding contracts to CMS - we are not asking if he has benefited from patronage or cronysm, we just asked him, Agree or Don't Agree?) - No Answer
3. Land Grab (For example lets say if Taib grabs rakyat's land. Agree or Don't Agree?) - No Answer
4. Massive deforestation (What is Dr Sim's stand on how Sarawak's forests are being harvested bare) - No Answer
We can go on with the list, but we think it is enough to note by now that there's no answer to everything. No stand. Just unclog the drains, build roads, "bring development". And start small.
Yes, we do agree that you have to start somewhere. We just asked you what do you, as a candidate, think about corruption, cronyism and land grabs. No Answer. Unclog the drain, write report card, fix the roads and "bring development".
For the sake of new readers, we are not questioning the integrity of Dr Sim. We want to state that he is a clean and graft-free candidate as far as we are concerned. We just want him to tell us if he thinks corruption and raping the forest is wrong. No Answer. Unclog the drains, fix the roads, "bring development".
Of course, he did address one of our queries. We asked him, what do you want to change exactly. Know what he said? "Unclog the drains, fix the roads, "bring development", among others"
Dr Sim, please. We are begging you. Just simple questions.
Korupsi / Telan Duit Rakyat / Tipu Rakyat / Rasuah (Salah / Tidak Salah)
Kronisme / Taib kasi project kpd CMS (Salah / Tidak Salah)
Tanah NCR dirompak / Syarikat kroni diberi tanah negeri (Salah / Tidak Salah)
Balak Sarawak habis ditebang (Salah / Tidak Salah)
dan 6 lagi soalan-soalan.
We've heard enough about unclogging drains, patching up streets and "bringing development". That's good for the people of Pending and Sarawak. Very good. But isn't that the basic job of a rep anyway? You are expected to do it whether you are a BN or Pakatan representative yes?
But your stand Dr Sim? Over to you..
PS - for the second part of your blog reply, we have forwarded your questions to YB Violet Yong, and will revert to you immediately once the reply has come in. We would love to reply you, but you directed your questions at her, so it's only fair that she speaks for herself and her party.
