Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email And rightly so. Since the idea of local council election was dropped from the Common Policy Framework in favor of a more general statement, DAP is getting a lot of heat. I’m not clear why PAS would oppose the idea of election for local council. After all, by having such elections, the rakyat can directly choose the councilors who will cover many of the basic issues like facilities, environment, cleanliness etc. The people won’t be tempted to fall for slogans or rhetorics as a non-performing councilor and local council will directly affect the residents.
This step backward will hit DAP hard as they are unable to fulfill their election promises, and also one of their main principles – democracy.
Local council elections must be approved. Council seats should not be used as prize for political parties. In fact, it would be ideal if candidates for local councils are not members of any political parties, since they deal with local council.
Anyway, its dark days ahead for DAP.
