KUCHING – All Sarawak DAP MPs have assured that they will play the role of backbenchers in the unity government led by Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the Dewan Rakyat.
Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen also insisted that the posts of ministers and deputy ministers from the party are not part of its main agenda, whether at the federal or state level.
“The main thing right now is that DAP and PH are the main bloc at the federal level, and we (Sarawak DAP) will take on the role of providing checks and balances in Parliament, as well as ensuring that the principles of transparency and good governance are implemented by the ministries and government agencies,” he told a media conference after the state-level DAP committee meeting at the Sarawak DAP headquarters today.
The Stampin MP said the party’s principle is to develop the country and ensure a more trustworthy and transparent government, adding that some of the country’s main agendas that require attention include current economic challenges and political stability.
DAP has four ministers and six deputy ministers in the unity government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, but none are from Sarawak DAP.
The four are DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke (transport minister); Nga Kor Ming (local government development minister); Hannah Yeoh (youth and sports minister); and V. Sivakumar (human resources minister).
The six DAP representatives named as deputy ministers are Steven Sim for finance; Ram Karpal Singh for law and institutional reform; Chan Foong Hin for agriculture and food security; Liew Chin Tong (international trade and industry); Teo Nie Ching (communications and digital); and Lim Hui Ying (education). – Bernama, December 11, 2022
