PR to resolve Indian woes swiftly
GELANG PATAH, JOHOR(Jan 27, 2013): Pakatan Rakyat
(PR) is aware of the plight of some 300,000 stateless Indians in the country
and will resolve the problem when it is given the mandate to govern after the
13th General Election (GE13).
Johor
PKR chairman Chua Jui Meng said PR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim was aware of
the woes of the Indian community in Malaysia and had promised to settle the
problems swiftly.
“All
stateless Indians who have resided in Malaysia for decades or were born in
Malaysia will get their blue identity cards without unnecessary delay from a PR
federal government,” he added.
Chua,
who is also PKR vice-president, addressed a mammoth Thaipusam silver chariot
procession crowd in Taman Nesa tonight.
He
said Anwar had also reiterated that all race-based policies would be replaced
with measures that care for all Malaysians, irrespective of race and religion.
Chua
said some of the proposed initiatives to lift the standard of living of all Malaysians
and to eradicate poverty were:
Ø Yearly RM1,000
aid for senior citizens;
Ø Yearly RM1,000
aid for housewives whose families have RM1,500 or less monthly income;
Ø A reduction in
the retail price of oil within 24 hours upon the appointment of Anwar as prime minister.
This is to reduce the cost of transportation of goods and services thereby
triggering a domino effect to lower the cost of essentials;
Ø The setting up
of a special fund for the construction of affordable housing for all Malaysians
in the lower income bracket; and
Ø Aid and trust
funds for women, especially single mothers.
Chua interacting with Hindu devotees at
the Thaipusam procession.
He
urged Indians to extend their March 2008 electoral support for PR coalition
parties into GE13 to stop the excessiveness of the Umno-led Barisan Nasional
(BN) federal government.
“Even
Singaporeans saw the need to demand for change with the Workers Party beating
the ruling PAP in the recently-concluded Ponggol East by-election.
“Our
national and international socio-economic standing is in dire straits. Malaysia
also needs change,” he added.
Chua with Hindu
devotees near the Lord Murugan silver
chariot.
