KUCHING: The state government will not hesitate to take legal action against the appointment of village community management councils by the federal government in Sarawak.“But this is not the only way because we can also go through legal procedures,” said Assistant Local Government and Housing Minister Penguang Manggil.
Although the Pakatan Harapan government had formed the MPKK to replace the village security and development committee in the country, Sarawak is still adopting the JKKK system. “They claim that it is to ‘bridge’ the gap between the federal government and the rakyat. But to me, it’s unnecessary because there’re so many federal agencies and they can always use the existing mechanism .”“It’s their first step to ‘political colonisation’ in Sarawak.
Penguang said the state’s existing procedure of appointing its own community leaders was in “no way” political.“Any nomination of the tuai rumah has to go through an election and the minutes have to be recorded and submitted to the district officer.
So why the hesitation? Quickly take action lah. Don't talk only.