23rd April 2013
BARISAN NATIONAL IGNORANT AND ARROGANT IN THE STATELESSNESS ISSUE
The statement by Normala Abdul Samad (22 April 2013), Barisan National’s candidate in the Pasir Gudang parliamentary constituency telling Malaysian Indians to be patient with the government in solving the longstanding issue of stateless Indians, is an absolute insult to the Indian community.
Her statement linking the statelessness issue to the Sabah IC conundrum, is ignorance at the highest level, and is akin to considering the stateless Indians non Malaysians.
The Indians in Malaysia have been here since before Merdeka. We are now seeing the 4th and 5th generations of Malaysian born Indians. It is an irrefutable fact that we are a part of the growth and success of this nation.
The Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Selangor (SSG) and the Pakatan leaders have voiced our serious concerns on the statelessness issue. In September of 2012 the Selangor State Government submitted more than 800 applications from stateless Indians. The response from the Registration Department was ineffective in addressing the issue.
Furthermore, the recent publicity stunt of the acting Prime Minister, Dato Seri Najib Razak who awarded 120 blue IC’s to people, is proof that the BN government knows that there is a problem, but refuses to expedite the solution.
Pakatan Rakyat is adamant that there are about 200,000 stateless citizens in Malaysia. We strongly feel that they are bona fide citizens of Malaysia with equal rights. Our political will to solve this problem within the first 100-days can be found in the Pakatan Rakyat manifesto.
“Demi Rakyat”
Dr Xavier Jayakumar
Political Bureau Member
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
Caretaker, Selangor State Government EXCO Member
Candidate for N.49 Seri Andalas, Selangor
BARISAN NATIONAL IGNORANT AND ARROGANT IN THE STATELESSNESS ISSUE
The statement by Normala Abdul Samad (22 April 2013), Barisan National’s candidate in the Pasir Gudang parliamentary constituency telling Malaysian Indians to be patient with the government in solving the longstanding issue of stateless Indians, is an absolute insult to the Indian community.
Her statement linking the statelessness issue to the Sabah IC conundrum, is ignorance at the highest level, and is akin to considering the stateless Indians non Malaysians.
The Indians in Malaysia have been here since before Merdeka. We are now seeing the 4th and 5th generations of Malaysian born Indians. It is an irrefutable fact that we are a part of the growth and success of this nation.
The Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Selangor (SSG) and the Pakatan leaders have voiced our serious concerns on the statelessness issue. In September of 2012 the Selangor State Government submitted more than 800 applications from stateless Indians. The response from the Registration Department was ineffective in addressing the issue.
Furthermore, the recent publicity stunt of the acting Prime Minister, Dato Seri Najib Razak who awarded 120 blue IC’s to people, is proof that the BN government knows that there is a problem, but refuses to expedite the solution.
Pakatan Rakyat is adamant that there are about 200,000 stateless citizens in Malaysia. We strongly feel that they are bona fide citizens of Malaysia with equal rights. Our political will to solve this problem within the first 100-days can be found in the Pakatan Rakyat manifesto.
“Demi Rakyat”
Dr Xavier Jayakumar
Political Bureau Member
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
Caretaker, Selangor State Government EXCO Member
Candidate for N.49 Seri Andalas, Selangor
1 comments:
This is a violation of human rights. People born in a country are refused citizenship and they are all from the same ethnicity. This shows racial discrimination.
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