Speech by Sdr Ngeh Koo Ham at the DAP Perak State Convention on 29th November, 2009 held at Tower Regency Hotel, Ipoh.
“The Auditor General has confirmed that the Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Perak has caused improvement to each and every department and agency of the Perak State during its 11 month’s rule. The PR Government has succeeded in making historic achievements during this short period. It is without a doubt that PR is the hope of the people and it has brought the changes the people had voted for on 8/3/2008”.
1. The Betrayal
The last one year see tumultuous times in Perak with the unlawful and undemocratic grabbing of power by BN on 7/2/2009.
We saw one of us, Mdm Hee Yit Fong prostituted herself to BN and two others Mohd Osman Bin Mohd Jailu and Jamaluddin Bin Mohd Radzi from PKR who sold themselves to BN which caused the downfall of PR Government in Perak. They will be scorned upon for posterity. In the very near future when they are us longer useful to BN, BN will treat them worst than lepers of the past and dogs with sores to be avoided for that is the contempt BN has for them. That time is very near and let all comrades be reminded that history has never been kind to those who sold their souls for benefit. To prove my point I challenged Hee, Osman & Jamaluddin to ask BN now to promise them that they will be made candidates for their respective constituencies in the next election and see the BN’s replies to them. However, in order that history will not be too harsh to them, I urge them to repent and declare that they no longer side BN and support giving back the power to the people by calling for by-elections at their respective constituencies or support the dissolution of the Perak State Assembly.
2. The effect of the illegal & undemocratic grab of power
What concern us more, is the effect of this political crisis on our beloved state of Perak and the nation of Malaysia.
We see the police who are enforcers of the law have been reduced to taking instructions from the BN government. The Judiciary which is the baston of the constitution and the rule of law has on many occasions in the words of the retired Court of Appeal Judge, Dato’ N. H. Chan decided against the plain provisions of the law. The Sultan of Perak has refused to dissolved the state Assembly at the request of Menteri Besar, YAB Dato Seri Nizar Bin Jamaluddin against his very stand as stated in his book “Constitutional Monarchy, Rule of Law and Good Governance” where His Royal Highness said:
“Under normal circumstance, it is taken for granted that the Yang di Pertuan Agong (the sultan) would not withhold his consent to request for dissolution of Parliament (State Assembly). His role under such a situation is purely formal”
The police invaded the Perak State Assembly and forcibly evicted the speaker, V. Sivakumar on 7th May, 2009 and help BN installed a bogus speaker who was elected by BN elected representatives even before the Assembly Session was opened by His Royal Highness the Regent of Perak.
All these spell disaster for the Perak state and nation of Malaysia. It is imperative on all of us, who love Malaysia to save Malaysia by restoring the constitution to its rightful place and to uphold rule of law.
The way forward is to take Putrajaya and there is no two ways about it as reform to the police and the judiciary can only be done by taking federal power. Let us pledge to day to save our nation by working towards Putrajaya.
3. How have we performed ?
Do the people have faith in us? Our 11 months of ruling Perak has crushed to pieces the propaganda perpetuated by BN in the last 50 years that the opposition parties are unable to rule. We have proven them wrong and have outperformed BN in every aspect.
The Auditor General has confirmed that the Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Perak has caused improvement to each and every department and agency of the Perak State during its 11 month’s rule. The PR Government has succeeded in making historic achievements during this short period. It is without a doubt that PR is the hope of the people and it has brought the changes the people had voted for on 8/3/2008
In 2008 the Auditor General audited 7 state departments and 6 state agencies in Perak and found all these state departments and agencies have improved under the PR government. The financial management of the State financial office was accredited with a four star Excellence status of 90.33 marks which was unprecedented. We see mark improvement
on the State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the Majilis Agama Islam and Adat Melayu Negeri Perak.
The SEDC under BN could not come out with audited accounts for 10 years (1997 to 2006). These were all finally finalised and audited under the PR short rule. Even the 2007 accounts were prepared up to date and audited. Imagine the impact on our state if we are
given more time to govern. Imagine the impact we can make if we control the Federal Budget of about RM200 billion yearly which is about 300 times more than the Perak State budget of about RM700 million.
We have increased State Revenue by more than RM 100 million from RM538,761,178 in 2007 to RM639,425,143 in 2008 despite not having increased any tax whatsoever on the rakyat and despite we having reduced all land conversion premium and quit rent for not profit organizations to RM 1,000 and RM 40-00 respectively. We increased revenue through hard work, open tender system and zero tolerance for corruption.
Our other policies like granting freehold titles for planned and new villages, approving lands for schools and places of worship, supporting Chinese Private Schools and private religious schools by granting them 1000 hectares of land each have endeared us to the rakyat. In the pipeline were programmes to ensure home ownership for all especially the Indians who were displaced from the estates by giving them housing lots, selling homes to them at discounted prices.
The welfare policies of helping the poor, the needy and the downtrodden have also been well received.
4. To persevere and serve faithful
I call on all PR elected representatives to continue to serve faithfully and not be discouraged.
Though we have lost confidence in the judiciary due to the flip-flop decisions of the courts, we however, still trust that good will triumph over evil. If V.Sivakumar succeeds in his case against the Election Commission and the 3 frogs, we will see by elections in Jelapang, Changkat Jering and Behrang. If Dato Seri Nizar bin Jamaluddin succeeds in his case against Dato Zambry bin Abdul Kadir we will see state wide elections to be called.
The PR leadership will continue to do what we can especially through legal court cases while members must continue to influence public opinion, to get the people to persevere and to stay with us. I believe so long as the people are with us. Putrajaya will be a dream that is achievable.
Ngeh Koo Ham
Chairman, DAP Perak
民主行动党霹雳州主席倪可汉同志于2009年11月29日，在怡保太子酒店举行的民主行动党霹雳州常年代表大会上致词：
“总稽查司已经肯定了霹雳州民联政府在短短的11个月的执政期间，各部门及机构的表现都有显著的进步。民联政府在短时间内已经达到了历史性的成就。无可否认的，民联是人民的希望，同时也符合了人民2008年3月8日投票所要带来的改变。”
1. 辜负与背叛
自从国阵在2009年2月7日非法及不民主地夺权后，霹雳州在这一年来，几乎都处在骚乱的情况中。
我们看见其中一个来自我们队伍的许月凤，出卖自己靠向国阵，以及其余两个来自公正党的奥斯曼和嘉马鲁丁同样出卖自己给国阵，直接导致了民联霹雳州政府垮台。他们将会被后代子孙所唾弃。当他们对国阵没有太大的帮助时，国阵就会垂弃他们。事情才刚发生不久，同志们一定要记得，历史是不会善待那些出卖自己灵魂换取利益的人。
为了证明我的论点，我挑战许月凤、奥斯曼及嘉马鲁丁要求国阵承诺他们在来届大选依旧成为各自选区的候选人，并等待看国阵如何回应他们。无论如何，在历史还未对他们做出残酷的判决时，我强烈要求他们悔恨并且澄清不再支持国阵，同时支持将选择权利交还给人民，在各自的选区进行补选或解散霹雳州议会。
2. 非法及不民主地夺权所带来的影响
我们更为关注的是，在我们深爱的霹雳州发生的这一次政治危机，对国家带来怎样的影响。
我们看到作为执法人员的警察部队如何沦落到成为听命于国阵的工具；理应作为宪法捍卫者的司法机构就如退休上诉庭法官拿督NH CHAN 口中所形容的作出违反法律的判决；而霹雳州苏丹殿下也在原任霹雳州务大臣拿督斯里莫哈末尼查要求解散州议会时也采取与殿下本身著作“君主立宪、法律之上及良好施政”中的立场：
“在一般的情况下，最高元首（苏丹）不会拒绝解散国会（州议会）的要求。殿下的职责只是表面上的程序。”
警察在2009年5月7日侵入霹雳州议会厅并且强行拖走议长西华古玛，同时协助国阵在州议会开幕前选出的假议长就职。
这些都是霹雳州乃至马来西亚的灾难。这是我们所有爱马来西亚的人一定要去携手抢救，将宪法重新归位及维护法律的规则。
下一步，就是要夺取布城，因为在警队重组及司法改革上，只有联邦政权才能处理，没有其他管道。让我们一起携手誓言，迈向布城以拯救我们的国家。
3. 我们应该如何表现？
人民是否信任我们？在我们执政霹雳州的11个月以来，一直被国阵50年来的宣传伎俩破坏，指反对党没有能力执政；然而我们已经证明了他们是错误的，甚至在任何领域，我们的表现都比他们优越。
总稽查司已经肯定了霹雳州民联政府在短短的11个月的执政期间，各部门及机构的表现都有显著的进步。民联政府在短时间内已经达到了历史性的成就。无可否认的，民联是人民的希望，同时也符合了人民2008年3月8日投票所要带来的改变。
在2008年的总稽查司稽查了霹雳州政府的7个政府部门及6个州级机构，发现所有被稽查的部门的表现都在民联政府的领导下有所进步，例如州政府的财务部门的经济管理被授予4星级的卓越肯定，更获得90.33分，这都是出乎大家所预料的。同时，我们也知道州经济发展局（SEDC）及霹雳州回教理事会及马来人传统事务局也同样获得进步的标签。
州经济发展局（SEDC）在国阵的管理下，其帐户甚至10年都无法进行查账（1997年至2006年），而最终在民联执政时，进行最后的整理并审计，包括2007年的帐户都能及时准备好以接受稽查。
想象，如果我们能有更多的时间，将对这个州带来多大的影响？想象一下，如果我们能够控制联邦每年2千亿的财政预算，也就是霹雳州7亿财政预算的近300倍数额，我们可以带来如何巨大的改变。
我们已经提高霹雳州的收入总额超过1亿令吉，从2007年的5亿3千876万1千1百78令吉提高至2008年的6亿3千942万5千1百43令吉，这当中并没有通过提高人民的任何税收，反而还给予非营利组织1000令吉的固定土地用途转换差价及每年40令吉的地价。我们从勤劳务实、公开招标系统及零贪污的方式来提高了政府的收入。
我们执政时的其他政策，例如给予重组村及华人新村永久地契；批准土地给学校及教堂、庙宇；支持独中办学，批准了1000公顷的土地给他们以地养校等，这些都让人民对州政府感到满意。此外，通过政策管道确保全民居有其屋，尤其是从园丘迁出的印裔同胞，提供他们屋地、特别优惠价格的住房。
在福利政策方面，贯彻落实扶贫政策，帮助社会中贫困及弱势团体，也基本到位。
4. 坚持并真诚地服务
我在这里呼吁所有民联的议员们，要继续真诚地服务而不要沮丧放弃。
虽然我们对司法机构朝令夕改的决定失去信心，但是我们要坚持相信，正义将会战胜邪恶。如果议长西华古玛针对选举委员会及3个跳槽议员的案件胜出，我们将能够迎来三场分别在九洞区、章卡遮令区及美冷区的州议席补选；如果拿督斯里尼查针对拿督赞比里的案件胜出，那我们将迎来全州改选的局面。
民联领导层将会尽力尝试所有可行的方法，特别是通过法庭来审判，同志们也必须要时刻影响群众的意见及看法，以获取人民坚持继续与我们站在一起。
我相信，人民将会继续与我们站在一起，迈向布城，仍然是可以实现的梦想。
民主行动党霹雳州主席
倪可汉同志
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