'Disclose your own record': Ex-PJ MP Lee hits back at PKR leader in MBPJ dispute

PETALING JAYA: Former Petaling Jaya member of parliament Lee Chean Chung has challenged PKR deputy secretary-general Bryan Ng to disclose his own attendance and voting record at Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) meetings, after being criticised over his participation in council discussions.

Lee said an MP was not an MBPJ member but could be invited to attend council meetings as an observer, without voting rights or the authority to approve council papers.

He said Ng, an MBPJ councillor, had focused on his attendance at council meetings instead of the policy issues he had raised.

"My primary arena is the Dewan Rakyat, parliamentary committees and engagement with ministries. That is where the voice of Petaling Jaya is carried to the federal level," he said in a statement today.

Lee said this differed from the role of a city councillor, who is appointed to sit on the council, scrutinise and debate matters before it, and vote on them.

He challenged Ng to disclose his attendance at MBPJ and committee meetings, as well as his position and voting record on the proposed Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link).

Lee also asked whether MBPJ had approved or signed an agreement for the Selangor Intelligent Parking scheme and, if so, whether Ng had objected or recorded his dissent.

He further challenged Ng to state PKR's official position on the two projects and calls for a royal commission of inquiry into what he described as the "corporate mafia".

Lee said his own position was public, including his opposition to the parking scheme and his call for the PJD Link concession to be terminated.

"The people of Petaling Jaya, and PKR's own members, deserve answers. If the party has a clear position, state it. If it does not, then the problem is not that I spoke up. The problem is that the party has stayed silent," he said.

He added that attending meetings meant little if problematic projects were allowed to proceed without objection.

Ng had earlier criticised Lee for allegedly failing to attend most meetings on the Petaling Jaya local plan despite being invited as the MP.

He said the plan was important in determining urban development, including land use, traffic, public facilities and the city's future planning.

Lee, a one-term MP, announced earlier today that he was stepping down as the Petaling Jaya MP following his 3-year suspension from PKR.