All council posts to be filled soon
Delay caused by need to check backgrounds of certain individuals, says exco man
Monday, April 02, 2012 - 12:45
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| Dr Xavier speaking to the press on Sunday |
Selangor executive councillor for health, plantation workers, poverty and caring government Dr Xavier Jayakumar said yesterday the announcement on the councillors would be made within the week.
"The disabled will also definitely be represented in the council," he said during an event organised by the Malaysian Parkinson's Disease Association (MPDA) in conjunction with World Parkinson's Day on April 1.
The state government has pledged RM10,000 to the association.
He said there was no delay in the appointment of councillors and it was merely an administrative task of checking the backgrounds of the individuals recommended for the posts.
"There were some objections to certain people, so that needed to be looked into. Also, the menteri besar (Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim) wanted to check certain names given by political parties," he said.
There are 24 councillors' posts vacant in the state — four in Petaling Jaya and the rest in Subang Jaya, Hulu Selangor and Klang.
The Pakatan Rakyat state government had been criticised for taking too long to appoint its councillors, with accusations of "horse trading" and victimising vocal representatives.
Anthony Thanasayan, who has yet to know if he would be reappointed as a Petaling Jaya councillor, said the delay was frustrating as he had many projects to work on.
"In Section 52, we want to create a disabled-friendly model," he said.
"We were going to embark on that. It is frustrating because we can't get the project going."
Thanasayan, who was the sole representative of the physically-disabled community in the council, said he was confident of being reappointed.
"When it comes to corruption, I am clean. If I am being judged on my performance, I am quite sure I will be retained."
Several animal welfare non-governmental organisations and associations representing the disabled, however, had protested against the reappointment of Thanasayan.
They had claimed he had interfered in their canine welfare advocacy work and were against his support on euthanasia and "commercialising" dog catching in Selangor.
Thanasayan said the council was working with the Veterinary Services Department to create more animal-friendly vans for the transport of stray dogs to PAWS.
He also said the department was working with the Petaling Jaya City Council,, Klang Municipal Council (MPK), Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) and the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) on setting up spay and neuter clinics.
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