Lee Chean Chung challenges Bryan Ng to disclose his own attendance record at MBPJ meetings and state PKR’s positions on the PJD Link project and other issues.
Lee said in a statement this evening that an MP was not a member of MBPJ but was invited to council meetings as an observer, with no voting rights or authority to approve council papers.
However, the criticism from Ng, who is a city councillor, had focused on how often Lee had attended MBPJ meetings rather than the policy issues he had raised, Lee said.
“My primary arena is the Dewan Rakyat, parliamentary committees and engagement with ministries. That is where the voice of Petaling Jaya is carried to the federal level,” he said. On the other hand, a city councillor was appointed to sit, scrutinise, debate and vote on matters before MBPJ.
Lee challenged Ng to disclose his own attendance record at full council and committee meetings, as well as his position and voting record on the proposed Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link.
Lee also asked Ng to clarify whether MBPJ had approved or signed an agreement for the Selangor Intelligent Parking scheme and, if so, whether Ng had objected or recorded his dissent.
Lee also challenged Ng to state PKR’s official position on the two projects and on calls for a royal commission of inquiry into what he described as the “corporate mafia”.
Lee said his record on the issues was public, citing his opposition to the parking scheme, and his call for the PJD Link concession to be terminated.
“The people of Petaling Jaya, and PKR’s own members, deserve answers. If the party has a clear position, state it.“If it does not, then the problem is not that I spoke up. The problem is that the party has stayed silent,” he said.
He added that attending meetings meant little if problematic projects were allowed to proceed without objection.
Ng had earlier criticised Lee for allegedly failing to attend most meetings on the Petaling Jaya local plan despite being invited as the MP. He said the plan was important in determining urban development, including land use, traffic, public facilities and the city’s future planning.
Earlier today, Lee, a one-term MP, announced that he was stepping down as the Petaling Jaya MP following his three-year suspension from PKR.
He said his suspension was likely due to his vocal stance on several issues, including the Urban Renewal Act, foreign worker recruitment, university admissions for STPM students, and Selangor’s guidelines on non-Islamic places of worship.
Lee, who plans to resign from the party on Monday, had been at odds with PKR’s leadership after attending the launch of Bersama in May. - FMT
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