YOURSAY | '1MDB lost tens of billions. Selangor's water woes is but a leaky faucet.'

Water disruption more critical than 1MDB, Najib tells Azmin

Anonymous_b3cdcd05: What a shame. The prime minister refuses to give a direct answer to a simple question in Parliament.

What has the Selangor water crisis to do with 1MDB’s impact on the increasing interest payments on our national debt, which affects every Malaysian?

And the water crisis allegedly involves Syarikat Pengeluaran Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash), which is said to be controlled by the Umno/BN regime.

In fact, some of the victims of water disruption were suspicious whether there was sabotage that prolonged the water cut. Selangorians are well aware of the Umno/BN's dirty politics that frustrated Selangor’s takeover of the water concessionaires.

Yes, PM Najib Razak can make snide remarks, ride roughshod, trivialise Parliament and treat Malaysians as idiots as he clings to power amidst ensuing downturns and failures, but he seems powerless to defend his growing global infamy attributed to his alleged involvement in the scandal-ridden 1MDB.

This, and the endless condemnation by every Tom, Dick and Harry, the latest being from The Economist and MSNBC. Are all these also because the Selangor water crisis is more critical?

Vijay47: First of all, Najib, welcome back to Parliament. The place must have appeared even more unfamiliar to you after yet another long absence.

Interest expenditure at 12.5% of revenue and your parliamentary attendance record of 7%, both are unfavourable at either extreme - one is too high, the other way, way too low.

The water cuts in Selangor are legacies of long-entrenched mismanagement by Umno, with Menteri Besar Azmin Ali now having the painful task of undoing your party's misrule.

And how convenient of Splash to experience a breakdown in their treatment plant, for water shortages just in time to be an issue to be flogged before the elections.

Nevertheless, your return to Parliament was heroic of Bugis proportions and no doubt you were inspired by the voyages of the good ship Equanimity that you now venture into the uncharted waters of a session in Parliament.

But all that is water below the bridge. Azmin stands alone with his water woes especially since 1MDB has never been a problem according to the attorney-general, inspector-general of police, and MACC.

But for you to claim that the Selangor situation is a bigger problem than 1MDB, are you finally admitting that 1MDB is indeed a problem?

Since you now hold that at worst, 1MDB is small potatoes, perhaps you can release the auditor-general's report and hold a full-blown parliamentary debate on the controversy.

My bet is that before such events ever come to fruition, you will in keeping with your seafaring tradition sail away quietly in the dead of night. But hark thee, Najib, many already lie full fathom five, their bones pink coral made.

Shibboleth: The genesis of the water problem in Selangor is because of cronyism in the past. The 1MDB debacle is caused by one crony, who is now a fugitive.

The people of Selangor know who has thrown the spanner into the ‘waterworks’, so they can use the problem as a political football.

It's okay, I may have to carry water twice a week. But come GE14, I will vote to solve all these problems.

Vision2020: As a matter of fact, the shameless and disgraceful PM is admitting that there exists such a 1MDB money-laundering case by virtue that he had compared the 1MDB case to the Selangor water woes in Parliament.

Silence on the 1MDB scandal is not an option for MO1, but a political diversion strategy coupled with his impatience to legislate the 'fake news' law within these two months in Parliament before GE14.

As such, it could be seen as an admission of guilt.

Ericlcc: Didn't they say the 1MDB scandal was fake news? Why suddenly compare something fake with something real? There is no word in the English vocabulary to describe Najib's insane remark.

RR: Basic necessities like water, education, even shelter (low-cost houses) should never be privatised by the government.

But since water has already been privatised, it as the paramount duty of a responsible government to take corrective measures in good time to ensure the rakyat do not suffer without water.

The finger-pointing should stop and quick solutions should be sought for the welfare of people. This does not mean people will exonerate wrongdoings or crimes committed by any government, whether in relation to 1MDB or whatever affecting the nation and people.

Clever Voter: Most people are lost for words. Najib is obviously not bothered with the country's reputation and finances.

He has, as most have expected, no feel for the role he has been placed in. Rather, he is great as a politician and a leader for a coalition that has for years been misleading the country through all manner of abuses and mismanagement.

One will agree that if we did have the money from 1MDB, there would not be any water crisis or for that matter, electricity and transport hikes as well.

The country has a hunger for change. Given the deliberate politics behind the water issue, that hunger will be getting worse.

Pretzel Dog: Najib has to be joking. 1MDB has caused irreparable damage to our country's reputation, not to mention the loss of tens of billions of ringgit.

Compared to it, the water woes of Selangor is but a leaky faucet that can be set right by replacement with a new washer.

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