DAP MP, reps pledge to serve as check and balance

KOTA KINABALU: Despite being backbenchers, Democratic Action Party ( DAP) representatives for the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary, Likas and Luyang state seats have pledged to do their level best as check and balance in the State Legislative Assembly and Parliament.

Although they are backbenchers, Kota Kinabalu member of parliament Chan Foong Hin said he and his colleagues, namely Luyang assemblyman Phoong Jin Zhe and Likas assemblyman Tan Lee Fatt, would continue to do their best not only in addressing public complaints, but also as checks and

Even though we are not picked as important persons in the executive branch, we can still play important roles in the legislative branch. Chan Foong Hin, Kota Kinabalu member of parliament

balances in the State Legislative Assembly and Parliament.

Chan said he would continue to voice out constructive criticism in the Parliament.

He also promised to push for the pledges made during the election, including the 20 per cent oil royalty for Sabah and implementation of the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

“Even though we are not picked as important persons in the executive branch, we can still play important roles in the legislative branch,” he said in a press conference here yesterday.

“It does not mean that we as backbenchers cannot do anything. We can still play different roles from our colleagues who serve as ministers or assistant ministers,” he explained.