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 14/07/2008:
Tiong urges People not to blindly mislead by opposition about oil price
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| BINTULU:
Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing yesterday called on the people not
to be blindly led by the opposition party to protest against the oil price
hike.
In a press statement, Tiong, who is also the chairman of the Back Benchers Club, said demonstration and protest were not ways to handle problems. "If the opposition is really concerned with the oil price hike that has affected the people, they should reflect it democratically in the parliament or in the State Assemblies. "They could also submit a memorandum to give suggestions on ways to overcome the problem." He hoped the opposition would not just oppose for the sake of opposing, as they had so far done nothing constructive over the matter. "Don't just should slogans." Most important of all, he said they should not mislead the people for back-up by hosting illegal assembly, as this would only encourage the people to commit criminal offences. "If there is any crashes or if the situation gets out of hand, it is the people who will suffer." Tiong questioned the motive of the opposition, asking whether it would be fair to the people for the chaos that they were creating, like in causing traffic obstruction and confusion. He said one of the opposition leaders was a former deputy prime minister and a finance minister. "When he was in power, he had never talked about lowering the oil price and fighting for the people's benefits through protest and demonstration. I think he knew then that he could not do such things." He said the people should realise that if he could not do it then, how he could do it now. Tiong said the BN Government and the opposition might have different political views, "but, the opposition can be involved in a more construction way in solving problems by submitting suggestions. "I have been in the parliament for the third term, and I have never seen anything constructive from them, except for them to shout slogans. So far, what they have alleged, they cannot produce evidence." He questioned whether problems would be solved just by shouting and protesting. The back bencher chairman further questioned whether the opposition could make known if the oil price would drop if they took over the government. He said the opposition had promised the people in Selangor that once they became the state government, they would reduce the assessment rate. "Now, they are the government, and they are telling the people that they cannot make such reduction. They even rule the possibility of raising the rate in future." Tiong said the people should watch out for such insincere political play. |
