FEDERAL Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim should explain the appointment of a bankrupt individual to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) excise licensing board, says Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng.
"It has been three days since the news about a bankrupt individual being appointed as the board member but Shahidan has yet to make any statement.
"He has to explain the matter to the public.
"It is a common procedure for the authorities to conduct a simple screening process to vet through their appointees," he said.
Previously, D. Pala Kumaran highlighted the issue in a Malaysiakini report and Lim backed the MIC deputy chief for calling on DBKL to clarify the matter.
"DBKL should also publicly reveal if other appointments and staff who are insolvent yet still serving in DBKL," Lim also said in the statement.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah said the appointment of an excise licensing board member was under the power of the Federal Territories Ministry.
"We have given our views to the Ministry to do further actions," he said during a tree planting campaign at Intan Baiduri Flood Retention Pond in Kuala Lumpur.
