Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has benefited hundreds if not thousands of temples, churches and schools in Perak contrary to the accusation by Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon that it has done nothing for them.
I am astounded by the arrogance of Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon for stating that he is not accountable to me when I questioned him on what has happened to the RM2 Million that has been allocated for the Perak Non-Muslim Affairs portfolio.
It is fundamental in a democratic system that an Exco member is duty bound to answer questions raised by the elected representatives of the State Assembly just as the Ministers are duty bound to answer questions raised by the MPs. If he does not want to be answerable to me as an elected representative of the Perak State Assembly he should quit his post in the BN Perak State Government.
I have stated before that Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon is not in law (de jure) an Exco member but tentatively the de facto Exco member controlling my non-Muslim Affairs portfolio, I would not mind putting aside our differences for the sake of the non-Muslim community by ensuring that the RM2.0 Million approved by the State Assembly to the non-Muslim community be released by end of the year if not it will be forfeited.
Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon has tried to divert attention will regard the RM2.0 Million and I believe he has something to hide.
The Pakatan Rakyat’s 10 months performance is there for all to see and for Dato’ Dr Mah to claim that we did nothing for the non-Muslims and I did nothing for my constituency he is like an ostrich with his head in the sand. He does not even know what the non-Muslim affairs task force has done before he sacked all its workers.
Since he does not know what I have done for my constituency relating to the non-Muslims affairs let me enumerate a few examples below for his knowledge:-
1. The PR Perak Government approved for religious use the Siamese Temple land in Kg Koh, Sitiawan when they had been un-successful under the BN Government after having applied for the conversion for more that a decade.
2. The Church of Dindings, Spg Tiga, Sitiawan was granted free assessment rate for the portion used for religious purpose.
3. The BN Government imposed a sum of RM654,000-00 on
I have also allocated grants to various temples and churches. Some of the grants have not been disbursed and when BN grab power in the Perak state. Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon had instructed that they be stopped. How can Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon claim to represent the interests of the non-Muslims? He has yet to employ new staff to help the non-Muslims handle their affairs after sacking en bloc all the staff employed by the PR State Government.
With the PR Government policy that non profit organizations including religious organizations and schools need only to pay the nominal sum of RM1,000-00 for their land conversions to building category and the quit rent of only RM40.00 per annum, the PR have benefited hundreds if not thousands of religious organizations.
Dato’ Ngeh Koo Ham
民联霹雳州高级行政议员兼木威区国会议员拿督倪可汉于2009年9月16日（星期三），在民主行动党霹雳州总部发表文告：
民联在执政期间已经造福了霹雳州上百个庙宇、教堂以及学校，而不是如拿督马汉顺所指责的没有为她们作出任何贡献
当马汉顺表示他不必回应我针对霹雳州非回教徒事务部200万拨款的质问，并对我负上任何责任的高傲言论，我深表震惊。
一名行政议员就如国会的部长一样，有责任答复任何议员的提问，这是民主制度下的基本原则。如果马汉顺不要回复我作为霹雳州民选议员的提问，他就应该撤下他在霹雳州国阵政府内的职务。
我在之前曾经强调，马汉顺在法律下不是一名合法的行政议员，但他目前暂时是掌管原在我属下的非回教徒事务部。为了州内非回教徒社会的利益，我不介意抛开政治上的歧见，以确保该项由霹雳州议会通过的200万令吉拨款可以在年终前全数被分发，而不会被取消。
拿督马汉顺在整个200万令吉拨款的事件中尝试转移他人视线，我相信他有事情在隐瞒。
民联在过去10个月的执政期间的表现有目共睹，而拿督马汉顺指责民联没有为非回教徒社会作出任何贡献、以及我没有为选区服务的言论，显示出他的鸵鸟心态。马汉顺在开除所有非回教徒事务官员的时候，甚至都不知道非回教徒事务部已经带来的改变。
既然他不知道我为选区内的非回教徒事务所带来的一切，让我在此给予他其中的一些资料：
1. 民联政府在实兆远甘文阁批准了暹庙土地作为宗教用途的申请，虽然他们过去几十年向国阵政府申请都不成功。
2. 实兆远格尼市天定教堂获得部分门牌税赦免。
3. 国阵在实兆远Shekinah 教堂申请转换土地为宗教用途上征收高达65万4000令吉，而民联将收费减低到1000令吉。
我也给予教堂以及神庙许多的拨款，而当中一些因为在国阵的抢权行动后在马汉顺的指示下胎死腹中。马汉顺如何声称他代表非回教徒社会的利益？他甚至在集体开除全部民联委任的非回教徒事务官员后，还没有委任新的官员。
除此之外，民联政府改变之前的政策，向非盈利团体如宗教团体以及学校在土地转换申请只征收1000令吉的费用、地税每年低至40令吉，已经造福了霹雳州至少几百个宗教团体。
拿督倪可汉
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