Transport minister Anthony Loke will seek to meet the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, to offer further explanation on the LRT3 Shah Alam Line project.
This comes after the Sultan released a statement on Wednesday crediting former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for starting the LRT3 project and current PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for carrying it through. The royal also criticised former finance minister Lim Guan Eng and his adviser Tony Pua for their roles in cost-cutting and downsizing the project.
Loke, who is also DAP secretary-general, said that the Sultan’s rebuke is accepted openly and will be used as room to explain the facts and the government’s stand on the project. He said that the government’s aim was not to cancel the LRT3 project, but to rationalise costs and save money.
“Today, there was a joint statement from Lim Guan Eng and Tony Pua about the facts that needs to be brought up. So the rebuke we will accept and I will try to seek an audience with Sultan Selangor to offer an explanation. It’s not a question of is trying to cancel the project, just the rationalisation of costs,” he said in Muar yesterday night, reported by Astro Awani.
The long-awaited LRT3 Shah Alam Line was launched on Sunday and opened to the public on Monday. The RM16.63 billion 37.8-km line runs from Johan Setia in Klang to Bandar Utama in PJ, and there are 20 stations serving large population centres in Klang, Shah Alam and Subang. Construction of five reinstated stations will start later this year to make it 25 stations in total. Free rides till July 31.
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1. when something goes right , credit goes to the PM Najib and Anwar. but if something wrong , its the fault of DAP FM not the fault of the current PM who was Mahathir ?
2. by using hard negotiation tactic to remove few stations then add back the stations ,ultimately PH was able to bring down the overall cost .
3. why is it ok when tulsan advise to cancel Selangor Sukma to save money, but not ok to cut cost for the LRT ?
3 coach only mana cukup! I commute daily to KL via LRT I know la!