The PKR brawl

It seems that an aide to Sri Setia assemblyman cum political secretary to Selangor MB, Nik Nazmi had punched Kelana Jaya MP, Loh Gwo Burne (PKR) when the latter questioned the need for the construction of mosque.

Feedback from Selangor MB, Khalid Ibrahim, is far from satisfactory. He only attempted to undermine the issue by terming it difference in opinion.

While I agree to have diversity in views, it must not turn physical. The people are watching. It is not just the 100 days that would be in the spotlight but the entire term of administration. Pushing the issue under the carpet would only aggravate the scenario. There is an urgent need to bring the issues to the negotiation table but it must not be a la BN style where UMNO dictates and the other component parties simply bows to the pressure.

This issue was covered by Buletin Utama. Unfortunately they took an extra mile to get feedback from Muhammad Muhammad Taib. I feel that the comments given by him was totally uncalled for. Perhaps he had forgotten the row between Datuk Sri Samy Vellu and the immediate past MB, Dr Khir Toyo over the demolition of a Hindu place of worship. That incident underlined the fact that municipal council with Little Napoleans can be more powerful than a federal minister.