Protesters call for Ronnie's resignation

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:15

By Teoh El Sen

KLANG: Some 20 people staged a demonstration outside DAP leader Ronnie Liu's Pandaraman service centre here demanding that he quit as the Pandamaran assemblyman.

"Step down Ronnie Liu, step down!" they shouted.

Claiming to be residents and DAP members, the protesters said they were unhappy with Liu's performance in his constituency as well as the support letter controversy.

They also brought placards and banners, which among others, said:"Ronnie Liu, sila letak jawatan, you bawa banyak masalah di Pandamaran (Please resign Ronnie Liu, you bring a lot of trouble to Pandamaran)."

Another placard read: “Letak jawatan: tidak servis penduduk, buat kacau di pandamaran, makan bah kuteh dan durian di pandamaran. (Step down, (you) don't service the residents, create trouble in Pandamaran, and you only eat Bah Kut Teh and durian here).”

"What have you (Liu) done for the rakyat?” asked one of the protesters Yap Ah Sing.

Why the double standards?

Speaking in his capacity as a Klang resident and MCA Youth leader, he demanded an explanation why Liu, who is also a state exco, escaped unscathed from the support letter issue.

"DAP must explain. Why the double standards? Why was Liu not suspended or sacked?" he said.

Another resident, Tew Leong Yew said:" He has not been servicing the people here, not even basic things like clearing and maintaining drains. Even when a tree fell, nothing was done. There has been so many complaints."

Tew, a DAP member for over 10 years, added:" Most of us here supported Liu in the past, but now we see how he changed after he got his position. Why was Tee Boon Hock, who always helped people and did his job, the one who was sacked?"

A Valluvan, a Pasar branch DAP member lamented that they had “become victims” of Liu after the latter got his position.

"There's just so many things that he has not done,” said another DAP member Lee Poh Tiong.

“Look at the Jalan Banting traffic light, it's been spoilt for two weeks and till now unfixed. We are very angry," he added.

Asked if they were aware that action could be taken against them under the DAP constitution for demonstrating, several said they were prepared to be expelled.

Liu: Not DAP members

Before the demonstration started, Liu was attending an event, which included giving out rice to the people, not more than 50 metres away.

When asked to comment, he said:" I don't know who they are. They are Tee Boon Hock's supporters and disgruntled subcontractors and not DAP members."

However, another protester M Sivam scoffed at Liu's comment. "Not DAP members? Ask him to come see me," he said, waving his DAP member card.