Umno bantah pilihanraya datuk bandar

UMNO digesa menubuhkan sekretariat khas bagi membantah kajian untuk mengadakan pilihan raya jawatan Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur.

Ahli Majlis Kerja Tertinggi (MKT) UMNO, Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi berkata, usaha itu perlu bagi mengemukakan respons balas yang jelas, seperti tindakan parti itu ketika membantah Rang Undang-Undang Pembaharuan Semula Bandar (RUU URA).

Menurutnya, cadangan mengadakan pilihan raya Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur merupakan isu serius kerana melibatkan aspek keselamatan, tadbir urus bandar serta kebebasan pentadbiran pihak berkuasa tempatan.

“Kuala Lumpur mempunyai banyak pusat hiburan, pub, kelab malam, pusat urut dan kegiatan tidak bermoral. Terdapat juga pelbagai aktiviti dunia gelap, kartel dan gangster.

“Bukan sahaja pilihan raya itu akan dipengaruhi oleh parti politik dan sentimen perkauman, malah berpotensi dipengaruhi oleh kartel serta gangster,” katanya menerusi hantaran di Facebook pada Isnin.

Sebelum ini, media melaporkan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Wilayah Persekutuan), Hannah Yeoh, mengarahkan kementeriannya menjalankan kajian kebolehlaksanaan bagi mengadakan pilihan raya Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur.

Menurut Mohd Puad, situasi itu menimbulkan kebimbangan kerana proses pilihan raya berkenaan berkemungkinan dipengaruhi oleh sentimen politik kepartian dan perkauman, malah berpotensi dimanipulasi oleh kumpulan berkepentingan termasuk unsur jenayah terancang.

“Bayangkan di Kuala Lumpur, gangster menggunakan wang dan rangkaian mereka untuk menyokong calon tertentu. Pejabat Datuk Bandar tidak lagi bebas.

“Jika penjawat awam melakukan kesalahan, tindakan tatatertib boleh diambil, tetapi Datuk Bandar yang dipilih melalui pilihan raya perlu menunggu sehingga penggal mereka tamat.

“Justeru, UMNO mesti membantah. UMNO perlu menubuhkan sekretariat khas dengan segera bagi mengemukakan respons balas, seperti mana UMNO membantah RUU URA,” ujarnya.

Umno is against KL mayor election

UMNO has been urged to establish a special secretariat to mount a formal objection to a proposed study on holding elections for the position of Kuala Lumpur mayor, amid warnings that such a move could undermine security, governance and the independence of local administration.

UMNO Supreme Council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi said the party must respond decisively to the proposal, in a manner similar to its organised opposition to the proposed Urban Renewal Bill.

He described the idea of electing the Kuala Lumpur mayor as a serious issue with far-reaching implications for the capital city.

“Kuala Lumpur has many entertainment outlets, pubs, nightclubs, massage centres and immoral activities. There are also various underworld activities, cartels and gangsters,” he said in a Facebook post on Monday.

“Not only will such an election be influenced by political parties and racial sentiments, it also has the potential to be influenced by cartels and gangsters,” he added.

Mohd Puad’s comments followed earlier reports that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh had instructed her ministry to conduct a feasibility study on holding elections for the Kuala Lumpur mayoral post.

According to Mohd Puad, the proposal raises concerns that the electoral process could be shaped by partisan politics and racial considerations, and manipulated by vested interests, including organised crime.

“Imagine in Kuala Lumpur, gangsters using their money and networks to support certain candidates. The mayor’s office would no longer be independent,” he said.

He further argued that unlike civil servants, who can be subjected to disciplinary action for misconduct, an elected mayor would be protected by a fixed term of office.

“If civil servants commit an offence, disciplinary action can be taken, but a mayor elected through an election would have to wait until the end of their term,” he said.

Calling for immediate action, Mohd Puad stressed that UMNO must take a firm stand on the matter.

“Therefore, UMNO must object. UMNO needs to immediately form a special secretariat to present a counter-response, just as UMNO did when opposing the Urban Renewal Bill,” he said.

 

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