郭素沁率领党员推开路障, 为古仔路天桥通车“开幕”Opening of Kuchai Lama Flyover by Me :-))

I Opened The Flyover At The Kuchai Lama Interchange

Yesterday, immediately after nomination, I called for a press conference at the newly built flyover at Jalan Kuchai Lama. I mentioned how ridiculous it was that the flyover has been completed by DBKL for more than a month, but DBKL refused to open it for the public. DBKL mentioned they have to wait for Datuk Bandar and the BN big shots to officiate the flyover before it can be opened to the public. What angered me more was  I learnt that the Datuk Bandar and the BN candidates will officiate the flyover today, 25th Feb 2008 at 3pm but the invitation was not extended to me even though i have assisted DBKL plus it is so near my office.

The construction of the flyover has already caused lots of inconveniences to the public, by not opening the flyover even after completion of the project has angered the public even more. It has caused serious traffic jams in the surrounding areas especially prior to Chinese New Year period. Many people are cursing the DBKL authority for not opening the flyover long after it was completed.

DBKL has been very ungrateful on this matter. In year 2006, when I learnt that the delay of the construction of the flyover was caused by UMNO Seputeh who squatted at state land refused to move out from the Jalan Kuchai Lama road side, I brought my members to stage a demonstration outside UMNO Seputeh premises in February 2006. The UMNO members almost fought with my members during the confrontation. This incident was highlighted in the media. Later UMNO Seputeh was moved out from the site and only then the construction of the flyover was able to be continued.

DBKL has never taken any action towards UMNO Seputeh at that time. If that “squatter” was not belonged to UMNO Seputeh but belonged to ordinary folks or the DAP, the premises would have gone long ago. What a double standard practised by DBKL!!  I have helped DBKL to remove the UMNO Seputeh squatter, how come they never thanked me?

After speaking to the media, my members and I then pushed aside the blockade that placed at the end of the flyover. It was so easy for us to push it aside, I should have done it long ago. Once the flyover was “opened”  drivers gave us a thumbs up. By doing that of course within five minutes later, DBKL officers called me as expected, but I let my assistant answered the call and I left the site with my members

（吉隆坡24日讯）士布爹行动党候选人郭素沁今日在提名成功后， 马上赶到古仔路鸿图园的行车天桥处，把路障推开，让车辆通行，为该天桥提早“开幕”。

郭素沁对媒体说，古仔路鸿图园的天桥早在今年1月中便完工，但是很遗憾的是，吉隆坡市政局却在该工程完毕后，封闭该天桥不让人民使用，引起许多使用该道路的居民的不满。

她说，在农历新年期间，由于许多人要涌往市中心购物，造成古仔路鸿图园及旧古仔路发生严重的塞车情况。

她曾向隆市政局投诉，但是官员却说该天桥要等吉隆坡市长和国阵高官开幕后才开放给公众人士通车。要等她说，为了市长和国阵直辖区要人开幕而把建好的天桥封闭超过一个多月，让该地段继续塞车，是非常离谱的事。

她说，古仔路的通车天桥本来应该在2006年6月12日完工，但是该工程却拖延到今年1月才完工，这都是霸占古仔路的政府地的士布爹巫统拒绝搬迁造成的。

她说，当年当她获悉有关通车天桥的工程因着士布爹巫统拒绝搬迁而拖延后，她曾率众到士布爹巫统的非法办事处前示威抗议，巫统党员还恐吓要殴打行动党党员。在该场示威的数个月后，士布爹巫统才搬离该地。

郭素沁说，她今天获悉吉隆坡市长和国阵候选人明天将到处为该天桥开幕，但是她身为士布爹选区的两届国会议员和今届大选候选人却没受到邀请，她感到非常的不满。

她说，吉隆坡市政局应该感谢她当时向巫统施压，逼使巫统搬离该处，因此市政局此通车天桥才得以完工。

为此，她特别率领党员到古仔路鸿图园天桥处移走路障，以让车辆通行。

郭素沁不满隆市政局要行动党拆除古仔路鸿图园的行车天桥的竞选宣传品

（吉隆坡24日讯）士布爹行动党候选人对于隆市政局要她拆除古仔路鸿图园的火箭旗和竞选宣传品，以方便吉隆坡市长和国阵候选人明天得以为该天桥开幕，感到非常不满。

她说，士布爹行动党的工作人员在提名成功后，便到处张挂该党的宣传品，包括把火箭旗帜和布条挂在该天桥上。她接着便接获选委会和隆市政局官员的电话，要她把该天桥的宣传品拆除，待明天市长等高官为该天桥开幕后才把宣传品挂上。
她说，根据选举程序和有关选举的法令，候选人有权在提名成功后便张挂宣传品，她的工作人员把宣传品挂在该行车天桥并没触犯法令，但是隆市政局却要她把挂上的宣传品拆除，要她在明天市长开幕后才把竞选宣传品挂上，感到极度不满。

郭素沁

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Look at this signboard, the flyover supposed to be completed on 12th June 2006, but it was completed in mid-January 2008, and open to public on 25th February 2008.

The Seputeh DAP members and I staged a demonstration outside Seputeh UMNO premises on the 6th day of Chinese New Year in 2006. This is the contribution of Seputeh DAP towards the completion of this flyover.

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http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/mm/Tuesday/Hotnews/20080226111014/Article/index_html

3-3-2008 (Monday)

Annoyed over flyover

THE `drama’ has already started between two female candidates in the Seputeh parliamentary constituency.

Yesterday, MCA contender Carol Chew Chee Lin was at the launch of the Jalan Kuchai Lama flyover by Datuk Bandar Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan.

The day before, DAP incumbent Teresa Kok held a Press conference at the same spot for the ‘opening’ of the flyover.

In a statement e-mailed to The Malay Mail yesterday, Kok said: “They (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) wanted to tell the Seputeh con stituents that this is another Barisan Nasional project.

“Why did City Hall choose to invite my opponent, Carol Chew, and not me?”
Chew brushed off the ‘slight’ with a laugh, denying that she was at the launch to take credit away from Kok.

“I’m not worried that it might be perceived as an act of taking credit. I’m there to lend support to DBKL and show how happy I am that the flyover is completed.”

In her e-mail, Kok said the fly over was not open to the public although it was completed in January. The flyover, which took more than three years to com plete, will benefit 45,000 to 50,000 road users.

Said Kok in her e-mail: “ … The flyover had been completed by DBKL for more than a month, but DBKL refused to open it to the public. DBKL said they had to wait for the mayor and BN big shots to officiate (the launch).”
A City Hall spokesman said: “We didn’t open the flyover to the public was because we had tech nical problems to solve. So we had to deal with Tenaga Nasional and Telekom Malaysia first.”

The spokesman denied that City Hall only invited the BN candidate and not DAP’s to the launch.

“We neither invited DAP nor MCA. Chew showed up to lend support. She didn’t join the function and left after the ceremony.”