Siti Kasim hits out at slow
pace of reforms
The lawyer-activist says former and current PH parliamentarians need to collectively push for reforms that were promised during previous general elections.
Siti labelled them as “cowards” and “useless” when speaking at a national symposium where senator Mujahid Yusof Rawa of Amanah and former MPs Kasthuri Patto (DAP), Charles Santiago (DAP) and Sivarasa Rasiah (PKR) served as panellists.
The symposium, titled “2 years into Madani government: institutional reforms on track”, was also attended by deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kula Segaran of DAP, who left the event long before Siti made the claims.
Siti said former and current PH parliamentarians need to collectively push for reforms that were promised in the coalition’s manifesto for previous general elections.
None of the panellists defended themselves from her accusation.
“What have they done?” she told FMT after the symposium ended.
“Local council elections were promised many years ago, but where are they now?
“The death penalty is now up to the judge’s discretion and if the judge chooses the punishment, the death penalty will still be enforced. So it has not been totally abolished.
“The MPs need to come out and collectively push for these reforms to be implemented.”
Several other activists have expressed dismay that certain PH leaders have become less vocal and failed to demonstrate a commitment to reforms.
In June, former Bersih chief Thomas Fann said that PH’s failure to fulfil reform pledges bandied about for years would see people losing faith and trust in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership and in the coalition, which he leads as chairman.
Separately, Bersih also gave the government an “F” grade in June, saying it had failed to fulfil promises to introduce political finance laws and impose term limits on the prime minister’s tenure in office.
PH leaders previously said they are not in a position to deliver on all its election pledges as the coalition does not have sole charge of Putrajaya, being part of the unity government that includes other coalitions, such as Barisan Nasional (BN).
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