Pakatan gets a reminder of unfulfilled local council poll pledge
By Athi Shankar, Free Malaysia Today
GEORGE TOWN: A Gerakan youth leader today chided the Pakatan Rakyat state government for failing to restore the local government elections even after being in power two years on.
Kedah Gerakan youth chief Tan Keng Liang said Pakatan parties especially DAP and PKR have pledged full commitment in the last general election manifestos to restore local government elections.
“But to date, there is no indication that Pakatan will keep its word and hold the council elections in its states,” said Tan.
He recalled that three months ago Pakatan state governments pledged to fulfil their general election promises to hold the third vote process in Penang and Selangor.
However, he said even after two recent by-elections in Hulu Selangor and Sibu, the Pakatan promises as remained empty electoral pledges.
He challenged Pakatan state governments to announce a definite timeframe to hold local government elections in Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Kelantan.
“Pakatan states should not give any more excuses or remain silent to avoid the implementation of local government elections,” he said.
Local government was suspended in 1965 following the Indonesian confrontation and later was institutionalised with a total ban under the 1976 Local Government Act.
