Former Menteri Besar of Selangor and now the state’s opposition leader, Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo, had expressed unhappiness over what he perceived to be the spending of too much time on ‘trivial matters’ by the Pakatan Rakyat government in the state. Instead, he added, the government should move on and start work to improve things in Selangor. See here.
True, the new government, or any government for that matter, has the utmost responsibility to get on with work that is aimed at improving the welfare of the people as a whole. But problems of the past can impede a smooth implementation of current development projects, and thus these have to be investigated and resolved as swiftly as possible. It’s quite conceivable that the time taken to investigate certain problems can be longer depending on the complexity of the problems at hand.
But what are these ‘trivial matters’, if I may humbly ask, doc? Could it be that one of these matters involved the Wives of Selangor Assemblymen and MPs Welfare and Charity Organisation (Balkis)? I beg to differ: surely a huge sum of money that is associated with Balkis cannot be termed as ‘trivial’.
Neither could we term ‘trivial’ an issue of RM29mil spent in two months by assemblymen of the previous administration. And, mind you, we haven’t even gone to places like Klang for the continuing ‘trivial pursuit’.
Or could it be a case of the new opposition leader not used to the idea of his past actions and policies being heavily scrutinised and of him being made accountable for? Now, that’s not being trivial, is it?
Besides, apart from putting a spotlight on the previous administration, this ‘trivial pursuit’ also serves as a useful reminder to the present Pakatan government that the rakyat also expect it to be transparent and accountable as well in its running of the Selangor state.
