Kit Siang: Najib failed Cameron Orang Asli, proof is in the 'roti canai' roads

 

Lim Kit Siang of DAP said that former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak should experience the "roti canai" roads into the interior of Cameron Highlands, which demonstrated how he has failed the local Orang Asli community.

"As he will be here for four days from Thursday to Sunday, I hope he will travel the worst 'roti canai' roads and non-roads to the remote Orang Asli kampungs to see for himself how as the sixth prime minister, he has failed the Orang Asli in Camerons Highland and the country to provide the most basic of infrastructure," Lim was quoted as saying by MalaysiaKini.

The conditions were terrible, and had to bee seen to be believed, he said. 

Previously, Lim had described the thin layer of pavement which deteriorates quickly, and was of substandard quality. 

Today will mark the start of Najib campaigning for BN in Cameron Highlands.

"Can Najib explain why despite his premiership and sixty years after Merdeka, Orang Asli are still deprived of the most basic of infrastructure services like clean water supply, electricity, proper roads, basic education and medical needs, and most important of all, resolution of the long-standing land rights battle of the Orang Asli?" Lim asked.

Orang Asli comprise over 20% of the electorate.

He said that Harapan wanting to resolve issues with Orang Asli land rights was hindered by the fact that land matters rest with the Pahang state government.