PJ councillor blasts Selangor Government
PJ city councillor, A Thiruvenggadam claims that the state government divides waste-concessionaire Alam Flora contracts to political parties - 40 per cent to PKR, 30 per cent to PAS and 30 per cent to DAP.“This policy is wrong and against good government practice and it will lead to corruption.
This system denies further the Indian community from participating in the contracts.“Worse, the community does not even have any information on it and many councillors in Selangor were surprised with this kind of contract arrangement,” added Thiruvenggadam.
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Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today came under fire for certain remarks made during a seminar for city councillors that was held in the secretariat building in Shah Alam last year.This was revealed by outspoken grassroots PKR leader, A Thiruvenggadam, who alleged that the menteri besar had said that he would not 'meet any minority groups' pertaining to lack of job opportunities given to the Indians.
Khalid was alleged to have said to a group of Indian councillors: 'I will never meet any minority groups. If I meet, other minority groups will start coming to us'.
Peeved by the alleged remarks made by Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim pertaining to minority groups, Kapar parliamentarian S Manikavasagam reminded him not to forget the past.