Ini Orang ada Integrity ? Credibility ?

Mungkin Ada Gilagrity atau Siuman

Say sorry to Ong for baseless

innuendoes, Sri Gading MP

told . Kalau Ada itu dua biji ,

sila Apologise

PETALING JAYA: The MCA special task force bureau wants Sri Gading MP Datuk Mohamad Aziz to apologise to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat for raising “baseless innuendoes” over the KTM Bhd train purchase.

Its chairman Simon Lim said in a statement here yesterday that Mohamad should be taken to task for his unnecessary outburst in Parliament.

“It is totally irresponsible for him to raise such slanderous claims when he does not have an inkling on the background of the diesel multiple units’ (DMUs) purchase.

“Any right-minded person would do a background investigation on the issue before spewing such verbal toxins.

“If the Sri Gading MP is a man of honour, he should issue an unequivocal apology to the MCA president immediately for whatever he was implying at and not easily hide behind parliamentary immunity,” he said, questioning if Mohamad had a “hidden motive” for creating such innuendoes.

The MP had in his debate inquired if there was “something fishy” about the purchase.

“His rhetoric did not cease when Mohamad Aziz called on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the minister, inaccurately alluding to Ong of misappropriation, and if necessary, to charge him in court, and erroneously implying that the minister had squandered money on the purchase of old trains,” said Lim.

He pointed out that Ong had issued an explanation on the purchase to the media while the ministry had also provided a point-by-point statement on the eight issues regarding the purchase.

He said it was unfortunate when MPs misused their parliamentary immunity to launch tirades and baseless allegations against their fellow MPs.

MCA NGO liaison bureau chief Datuk Ti Lian Ker, in slamming Mohamad, said the manner which ministries were taken to task over “non-issues” was disappointing the public.

“It’s worse if MPs among the backbenchers are seen to be barking up the wrong tree or perceived to be abusing their parliamentary privileges to discredit targeted ministries or ministers,” he said.

Ti also lamented that lately, there were Barisan Nasional backbenchers who “behaved worse then irresponsible Opposition members” in distorting or misrepresenting to the public alleged abuses.

“Their actions have led the public to believe there is a dire need to upgrade the quality of our elected representatives,” he said, adding that this culture which used to be prevalent among Opposition MPs was now common among backbenchers, giving the perception that they lacked credibility, ability and integrity.

He said the backbenchers acted as if they were “going for a head-hunting spree”.