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| No DAP leaders, members on Penang honours list |
| Written by Regina William | |||
| Tuesday, 16 June 2009 14:36 | |||
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Penang Chief Minister And DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng said this was to demonstrate that political power was all about public interest above private benefit as always envisaged by the state government. "Penang DAP will only recommend the state awards and medals to civil servants, NGOs and those actively contributing to society and not to DAP leaders and members who are active politically," Lim said in a statement. "This internal DAP policy was instituted last year to highlight that serving the community is the basis of joining the DAP and not the expectation of rewards of titles or medals. "To highlight the difference between DAP and other political parties especially the Barisan Nasional, this policy by DAP will be applied this year. "However those DAP members who are also active or serving as leaders in NGOs that serve the community can qualify if they are recommended by NGOs on their basis of community service and not political involvement." He added that as Penang Chief Minister, he recorded his appreciation to Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow for making the recommendation for the policy to continue this year. Lim said the selfless approach by DAP leaders and members conforms with DAP's credo of public service of "public interests above private benefit". He clearly took a swipe at several Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leaders, especially Seberang Prai Municipal councillors who had lobbied for the president's post when he said: "In the one year that DAP has been in the Penang state government, no DAP leader has approached or harrassed me for state awards, medals or lobbied directly or indirectly to be made president of the Penang Island Municipal Council or the Seberang Prai Municipal Council. "I wish to records my gratitude to all DAP members and leaders for making this sacrifice again this year which has made not only the party but all our supporters proud; in realising DAP's ideals, ideas and principles that political power is not about posts nor about medals/awards."
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