First of all i would like to thank
Sivanaeswaran Yuvabalan for commenting on my article
. However, I do not agree with your comment. To give justice to my readers, let's have a look at your comment and go through it line by line. The comment is as below:
Stop posting incorrect information now really.
What information that I posted was incorrect? This was not highlighted by your good self. Was it student needs PTPTN or PR lead governments in the country could not provide free education? I am sorry to say this but both of the information is correct up till the time I am writing this response which is:
1. Students NEEDS PTPTN
2. PR lead governments have not provided free education
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/06/07/sgor-comes-to-rescue-of-unisel-students/
MB Khalid had this to say,
Khalid said that as a short-term solution, Unisel will be utilising its assets – namely land – to help those who are having difficulties continuing their studies.
Why short term and Land needs to be sold? The Selangor MB has been foaming from the mouth claiming that they have RM Billions of dollars in cash reserve,where has all the money gone? The money could simply be used to fund this students. Would not that be more appropriate?
No doubt your going to say that its a short-term solution, but you have to be fair to him because, he came up with that short-term solution in less than a day. If he was given more time he maybe able to give a permanent solution.
He has been MB for 4 years now, why didn't when PR took over Selangor free education was implemented? Are you telling me has been sleeping for the last 4 years?
If there is anyone to congragulate it would be MB Khalid and definetely NOT Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin. It was utterly childish of them to treat politics as a childs play. They should not abuse their powers esspecially when the rakyat have to face the brunt. Smart move of them to unfreeze the loans after they realized it was a bad move in the first place.
If there is anyone to congragulate it would be MB Khalid and definetely NOT Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin. It was utterly childish of them to treat politics as a childs play. They should not abuse their powers esspecially when the rakyat have to face the brunt. Smart move of them to unfreeze the loans after they realized it was a bad move in the first place.
I could not agree with your statement. The DPM and Higher Education Minister has managed to demonstrate and proof to the people that PR is mere rhetoric and empty promises.
Do please report more accurately though. And by the way I'm not a supporter of any and I myself don't believe in free education. So yeah.
Do please report more accurately though. And by the way I'm not a supporter of any and I myself don't believe in free education. So yeah.
Still, what information was inaccurate? I believe the students needs PTPTN and PR can't provide free education and it is just an election ploy to win in the next GE.
Siva should stop drinking toddy ...Its not Malaysian way in mindset...
ReplyDeleteThank you for picking up on my comment.
ReplyDeleteI apologize for using the word incorrect. I was trying to say that you should have given account of what MB Khalid had in response regarding the whole action of the government and also highlighted it. You should have given accounts of both side of the story rather than only one side. But hey this is your blog and I'm only here to comment.
I agree it is arguable on why the land needs to be sold to cover the expenses however we won't be able to know what his long term solution would be.
I DO NOT believe in free education and yes it would be great if Khalid can show us that he can do it with Selangor, but my main concern is the way the federal government reacted. We are always going to have some politician who is going to promise people the moon. And it is the government's duty to face it. It is important that the government show us that the opposition is talking nuts. But there should be a proper way of refuting claims don't you agree.
What the federal government did in todays scenario was to prove a point by freezing loans until MB Khalid says that he gives up. You see I don't have any issues with the federal government trying to refute any absurd claims but it should not be at the cost of affecting the rakyat. Would you not agree?
I feel the federal government should have acted more professionally. Even members within BN condemned what Khaled Nordin did. I believe there are much better ways in refuting claims, or proving a point than having to punish the rakyat albeit it was only for acouple of days, but it should not have come to this.
At the end of the day talking about PTPTN Ive never said it was a bad idea and it should be abolished, I feel education should be accesible to all rather than free education. But PTPTN should have sorted out a much more effective way in collecting its loans. PTPTN is good for the nation and definetely can be improved, in the way it is managed.
Cheers