PUTRAJAYA – After sharing his personal phone number in Parliament on Thursday, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said he received numerous calls, not only about road damage in Kuala Lumpur, but also other problems that need addressing.
The minister said several calls were related to applications for houses under the People’s Housing Programme (PPR) and financial assistance.
“I received more than 1,000 calls a day. And not just about potholes, but also other matters that jammed my phone. There were others who called for no apparent reason.
“I tried to entertain every call and I apologise for those that I did not answer. All I could do was to ask them to send me a short text message (SMS),” he said after officiating the Federal Territories National Sports Day 2021 (HSN 2021) yesterday.
Last Thursday, Shahidan had, during his winding-up speech on the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan Rakyat, disclosed his personal number for those wishing to lodge their complaints and grievances on damaged roads in Kuala Lumpur.
At the same time, he also shared the telephone number of his deputy, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, and Kuala Lumpur Hall mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah. – Bernama, October 10, 2021
