Elected State Cabinet members, Resign As MP !

I fully agree with the suggestion by certain parties that have asked State Cabinet Members to resign as MP to give way for other Individuals. This will enable the State elected rep to give 100% performance and the new candidate can fully concentrate on parliament sitting. As for Penang, Lim Guan Eng, Chow Kon Yeow & Prof Ramasamy have a huge task on their shoulder to be done. The people of Penang have given them the mandate and im sure its time for DAP to pay it back by showing that they are willing to give way for new faces so that they can bring up the voice of people in parliament. These elected state level minister will fail to perform at the parliament level when they are busy solving and attending state related issues.

The rep from Penang should realize that they have a far important task to carry out in state than sitting down at the parliament with the backbenchers. It would not only be weired for a Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to sit at the backbencher, but they will be neglecting their job at the state level. If they were to focus on the state work, than they will fail to perform in parliament. I would like to challenge them to relinquish their post as Member of Parliament to give way for a new candidate. DAP need not afraid to loose their seat since Political tsunami have given them a huge mandate and they can be confident of retaining the seats in the by - election. Is DAP willing to face the fact and accept the challenge for an by - election?

Malaysiakini News :-
MPs with exco posts: A case of political greed?
Andrew Ong | Apr 5, 08 3:02pm
http://malaysiakini.com/news/80935

Can members of parliament exercise their duties as expected of them when they are also members of state cabinets? After the March 8 polls, five states fell to the opposition where a considerable number of candidates stood and won at both state and Parliament levels. Presently seven members of parliament from Penang, Perak and Selangor are either state executive councillors or heads of their respective state governments. Academic Dr Kua Kia Song believes that such elected representives are likely to prioritise their state duties while relegating their responsibilities in Parliament.

“In the old days, contesting for both state and Parliament was sort of a insurance policy - if they don’t get into Parliament, they is still a chance to get elected into the state legislative assembly,” explains Kua, who is a former MP from the DAP. Former Kelana Jaya MP Loh Seng Kok believes that such a trend will produce MPs who cannot dedicate themselves fully to their duties in Parliament.

“If you're both a state exco and MP, definitely you cannot fully concentrate on everything. As an MP, you have to attend committee meetings, briefings and other matters. “If such meetings clash with state exco duties or state assembly sittings, how do you divide your time?” asked Loh, who has the distinction of having a full attendance record in Parliament during the 11th session of Parliament.

Resign as MP

Kua believes that voters did not fathom such an outcome when they cast their ballots. However, he believes that the candidates themselves should also be responsible for the present scenerio. “It's not just a case of voters being shortchanged. This is also a greedy mentality of politicians who prioritise their careers before their constituents,” he said.

In the case of DAP for example, Kua pointed out that the party had enough qualified state assemblypersons to fill state government posts and need not had appointed those who are also MPs. Both Kua and Loh agreed when asked if an MP should resign and concentrate on their state affairs because they are still unfamiliar with the running of a state government.