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PKR’s Wong Chen takes a break to ponder his future
The three-term MP says he feels a deep worry that the PH-led government has little to show in terms of reforms after 15 years trying to get into power
Subang MP Wong Chen pictured at KLIA tonight before leaving with his family for a holiday in France. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Subang MP Wong Chen, a backbencher from PKR, said today he is taking a two-week break from work for a family holiday during which he will ponder his future in politics.
In a brief yet contemplative posting on Facebook, Wong said he will be in France for more than two weeks, and hopes to rest, spend time with his children, and also contemplate his political future.
The three-term MP also said he could not shake a sense of dread that the government led by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim would have little to show in terms of institutional reforms at the end of its parliamentary term.
“So much time (15 years) and effort have been spent getting into power, but now, I can’t help but feel a deep worry that we have so little reforms to show. I know we can achieve more reforms, and the only way to do this is us MPs must push the government harder from the backbench,” said Wong.
Wong was aligned with former PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli during the party’s elections last month. He lost his seat on the PKR central leadership council, while Rafizi was defeated by Nurul Izzah Anwar and subsequently offered his resignation from the Cabinet.
In the lead up to the PKR elections, Wong had questioned the source of funds used to hold party events, pointing out that such events were not so lavish in the past.
He had also reportedly said at a forum that going into politics had come at a personal cost and that the allowance received by MPs was not sufficient as they also had to cover constituency costs.
According to published reports, backbench MPs may receive about RM27,500 in total allowances a month, while also supervising a constituency development allocation of RM1.7 million.
In a brief yet contemplative posting on Facebook, Wong said he will be in France for more than two weeks, and hopes to rest, spend time with his children, and also contemplate his political future.
The three-term MP also said he could not shake a sense of dread that the government led by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim would have little to show in terms of institutional reforms at the end of its parliamentary term.
“So much time (15 years) and effort have been spent getting into power, but now, I can’t help but feel a deep worry that we have so little reforms to show. I know we can achieve more reforms, and the only way to do this is us MPs must push the government harder from the backbench,” said Wong.
Wong was aligned with former PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli during the party’s elections last month. He lost his seat on the PKR central leadership council, while Rafizi was defeated by Nurul Izzah Anwar and subsequently offered his resignation from the Cabinet.
In the lead up to the PKR elections, Wong had questioned the source of funds used to hold party events, pointing out that such events were not so lavish in the past.
He had also reportedly said at a forum that going into politics had come at a personal cost and that the allowance received by MPs was not sufficient as they also had to cover constituency costs.
According to published reports, backbench MPs may receive about RM27,500 in total allowances a month, while also supervising a constituency development allocation of RM1.7 million.
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