‘Is Selangor selling assets?’

 

(The Star) - Selangor Umno deputy chairman Datuk Seri Noh Omarhas dared Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to answer claims that the state government is selling five assets, worth a total of RM321mil.

He said there were claims that the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) board of directors had agreed to sell five buildings Wisma Yakin, PKNS Shah Alam, PKNS Bangi, a building in Petaling Jaya and the SACC Mall.

Noh said the reason for the alleged decision was not known and he called on Khalid to explain.

“Perhaps he is selling the assets because he knows the Opposition won't win in the next general election,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby.

He stressed that he was not accusing Khalid of anything but was merely challenging the Mentri Besar to deny claims of the sale.

He also scoffed at Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's statement praising Khalid as an excellent Mentri Besar.

He said Khalid had lied over the audit on Universiti Selangor (Unisel) when he claimed that the report had not been finalised.

“His lie was exposed after the Auditor-General's Report was released and revealed that Unisel suffered losses,” he said.

The 2011 Auditor-General's Report revealed that Unisel was running at a loss and the performance of the university, as operated by Pendidikan Industri YS Sdn Bhd (PIYSB), was not up to the mark.

The report indicated that PIYSB, a subsidiary of Mentri Besar Incorporated, had run into pre-tax losses amounting to RM198.1mil in 2010.