{"id":1911,"date":"2012-03-08T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T08:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2012-03-10T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2012-03-10T06:24:31","slug":"shame-on-you-mong-dagang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/shame-on-you-mong-dagang\/","title":{"rendered":"Shame on you, Mong Dagang!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>DAP today announced the launch of a 7-day online fundraising drive in support of disabled farmer Frusis Lebi whose welfare aid was revoked following a directive from a Sarawak Assistant Minister simply because the former supports the Opposition.<\/p>\n

Member of Parliament for Serdang, Teo Nie Ching today said that the Sarawak Assistant Minister of Agriculture (Research and Marketing) Mong Dagang\u2019s \u201cinhumane\u201d and \u201ctotally unacceptable\u201d actions proved that he was no longer fit for his position.<\/p>\n

\u201cMong obviously has forgotten his duty as a Minister to take care of all Sarawakians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur sympathies are with Frusis Lebi. In the past few days, I have received numerous calls and messages from supporters asking how they can channel financial assistance to him,\u201d Teo added.<\/p>\n

Members of the public are invited to bank in their donations to Frusis from today until March 14, 2012 care of \u201cCawangan DAP Kajang Prima\u201d at RHB account 212022-0012-7570.<\/p>\n

At the end of the 7-day campaign, the DAP will publish a statement of accounts for the donations received.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, DAP Sarawak would channel the funds raised to Frusis Lebi to ensure that the livelihood of his family will not be jeopardised by the unjust decision of the Sarawak State Government.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Born with deformed hands and feet, 51-year-old Frusis Lebi was reported to have flown an opposition party\u2019s flag and allowed his house in Sri Aman to be used as an operations room in the 2011 Sarawak state election.<\/p>\n

Netizens expressed outrage last week when a letter was circulated online showing Mong\u2019s order to two government departments to revoke welfare aid to the disabled Frusis due to his support for the opposition.<\/p>\n

Teo, who is also DAP Assistant National Publicity Secretary, said that Mong had no basis for his directive. \u201cThis is a clear case of blatant discrimination based on a person\u2019s political affiliation,\u201d Teo said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, PKR vice president N Surendran called Mong\u2019s directive \u201cunlawful\u201d and \u201cintolerant\u201d, adding that BN has a long track record of\u00a0complete insensitivity to the needs of the disabled.
\nTeo called on Malaysians to take part generously in the 7-day campaign for Frusis Lebi. \u201cIt is time to show Mong Dagang and his fellow colleagues that we Malaysians are more compassionate and caring when it comes to helping out the poor and needy,\u201d she said. \u2013The Rocket<\/p>\n

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