PSM PRESS STATEMENT
7 JULY 2010
PSM STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILLORS
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is unhappy that the recent councilors’ appointment has reduced PSM’s representative in the council from three to two. We base this from newspaper reports as there has been no prior consultation on the reduction of the seats now offered to us.
PSM councilors were the only councilors to declare asset in public and who have been bringing a pro-people approach in the council. Meanwhile PSM State Assemblyman and MP have stood by PR and have not jumped ship or declared themselves independent in the Selangor State Assembly and Parliament unlike several PR representatives. It therefore came to us as a shock that the decision to reduce our council representatives were done unilaterally without any consultation.
If at all, PSM Councilors under-perform, then we think that PR should have consulted us; but by reducing the number of PSM councilors, we think it is an act of undermining the work done by PSM and tantamount to bullying as well as tarnishing the good relationship PSM has with the PR.
PSM on its part has written official letter to the Menteri Besar and are seeking a meeting with the Menteri Besar and with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to seek clarification, register our protest and call upon PR to restore the three councilors position currently held by PSM.
Released by
S.Arutchelvan
Secretary General