MUTIARA MELAYU PULAU PINANG

Merenung masa depan DAP yang semakin malap

KUALA LUMPUR 21 Nov. – Persidangan Dewan Rakyat sesi petang ‘gamat’ apabila Ketua Pembangkang, Lim Kit Siang meminta kerajaan menjelaskan mengenai kelulusan pembinaan kompleks Istana Negara baru berharga RM400 juta berhampiran Jalan Duta.
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Keadaan mula ‘tegang’ apabila Setiausaha Parlimen Kementerian Kerja Raya, Datuk Yong Khoon Seng berkata, beliau akan memberi jawapan secara bertulis kepada pertanyaan Kit Siang itu.‘‘Saya tidak mempunyai maklumat ini dan akan saya jawab soalan ini secara bertulis,” katanya.
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Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) tetap bertegas mahukan jawapan itu dengan segera daripada Khoon Seng.‘‘Mengapa jawapan tidak boleh diberikan sekarang oleh beliau (Khoon Seng), bukankah ketika datang ke Parlimen jawapan mesti ada bersama.
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‘‘Mengapa kita perlu membina Istana Negara yang baru. Mengapa projek pembinaan diberi secara runding terus kepada syarikat Maju Maya Sdn. Bhd,” katanya ketika membahaskan Rang Undang-Undang Perbekalan Tambahan 2007 peringkat jawatankuasa bagi Kementerian Kerja Raya di Dewan Rakyat hari ini.Kit Siang turut meminta Khoon Seng menjawab mengapa tender pembinaan tidak ditawarkan secara terbuka.
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Sementara itu, Datuk Badruddin Amiruldin (BN-Jerai) mengingatkan pembangkang bahawa hak keistimewaan Yang di-Pertuan Agong tidak harus dipersoalkan.
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‘‘Kalau kita tidak sokong pembinaan Istana Negara ini maka kita menghina Raja kita sendiri. Raja perlu diletakkan di kedudukan yang terhormat,” katanya.
Lim chided over query on new Istana Negara
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THE STAR 22/11/06
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At the Dewan Rakyat.
Reports by ZULKIFLI A. RAHMAN, FLORENCE A. SAMY AND ELIZABETH LOOI
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MPs chided Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang in the Dewan over his query on the proposed construction of the new Istana Negara in Jalan Duta.
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Lim had accused Works Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk Yoong Khoon Seng of being “incompetent” for not answering his questions.
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Winding up the debate on the Budget at committee stage on behalf of his ministry, Yoong said questions on the matter would be replied in writing and Lim, who was not satisfied with the reply, said that the parliamentary secretary was incompetent.
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Several Barisan MPs then stood and chided Lim for his outburst, and told him to let Yoong continue with his reply.
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Lim had earlier asked for specific details about the new Istana Negara project, including the main contractor and whether the RM400mil construction costs were justified.
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He said Yoong should have provided details on the matter since a lot of money was involved in the project.
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“Is there any competition in the awarding of the project?” Lim asked.
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He added that the project had moved away from the prime minister’s policy to do away with mega projects and reduce public expenditure.