It is time for state government to show its mettle
Yes. The DAP-PKR state government has passed the 3-months mark. That is definitely enough time for them to get acquainted and used to the idea of being in power instead of merely being in the Opposition. It is definitely enough time for the reality of their position now to have sank it.
Also, these must have been enough time for them to GET OUT of their Opposition mentality and start acting like the state government. Sure, they are still the Opposition at federal level but here in Penang, they ARE the state government. They ARE in power.
So, isn’t it time that they STOP pointing fingers, STOP blaming others, STOP complaining and whining over what the previous state government did or what the federal government is doing to Penang now?
Okay, so, they have the right to whine and complain and stand up and announce loudly what the previous state government did. And yes, they have the right to point out how the federal government is marginalising Penang just because the BN was voted out of power.
However, WE all know we are being marginalised. We can read the newspapers and online news. We can see for ourselves what the BN government is doing. I don’t mind Penang Outer Ring Road being canceled postponed. I don’t mind that much about the monorail being postponed either BUT I do mind that the federal government IS NOT keeping its promises of implementing an integrated public transportation system in Penang which they had promised AGAIN and AGAIN before and during the general elections.
And now, SUDDENLY there is nothing. No monorail, fine. But no other alternative proposals for public transportation too? This prove that the BN government DO NOT keep to their promises. Buruk siku is what Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been calling them. And I do agree.
But I digress.
Recently, I heard that the federal government has ‘postponed’ yet another project. This time, it is the RM40mil upgrading works for the Penang Hill funicular train. (YES, it is also ONE of those projects they PROMISED and never deliver) And the thing is, this upgrading works is really needed. URGENTLY. The cables are OLD and faulty. The service broke down numerous times due to this and now, they had to stop the service completely. Seems like the whole system needs to be upgraded as minor repairs are no longer able to keep the system working smoothly.
Yep. Here we are, George Town being listed as a Unesco’s World Heritage Site and one of our landmarks, Penang Hill, is now inaccessible to tourists. Unless, of course, they preferred to hike up. Although Penang Hill is not within the heritage zone, it is still a main tourist site. Tourists already in Penang would probably stop by there. Imagine, the tourists finding their way there after haggling with the cut-throat taxi drivers (that’s a whole another post) only to find that the funicular train service is temporarily stopped and they could not go up on the train.
Ya, ya, blame the federal government. But in the meantime, WHAT is the state government doing? I mean, other than blaming the federal government. Isn’t it time that they buck up and find a solution? Sure, sure, plead and urge and do whatever to push the federal government to hand over the RM40mil for the upgrading works.
While waiting for the federal government to even response, isn’t it time that the state government do something first? Don’t just point fingers.
Do something. Find a solution. It is really time that DAP-PKR start to govern the state. Preferably NOW.
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