SHAH ALAM: Selangor's Barisan Nasional assemblymen want the state government to replace the executive councillor in charge of health, Dr Daroyah Alwi, for not doing enough to counter the dengue epidemic.
"She is either not capable of handling the state's dengue epidemic aggressively or is giving priority to other issues such as politics," Sungai Burung assemblyman Datuk Shamsudin Lias told a press conference at the sidelines of the state assembly sitting.
He said that besides not being decisive on the dengue situation, Dr Daroyah was sending representatives to attend meetings on the issue instead of attending them herself.
"An emergency should have been declared in the state as the dengue situation has become very serious with deaths taking place," said Shamsudin.
He also alleged that the state was constantly blaming the Federal Government although the epidemic was happening on its own turf.
Shamsudin said the state government was more intent on giving its focus to issues such as the Citizens Declaration or the anti-goods and services tax protests.
He also said the "Free Anwar" billboards could have been used to disseminate information on aedes mosquitoes and dengue eradication.
"The state is more interested in politicking than fighting the epidemic," said Shamsudin.
He urged Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali to make dengue eradication a top priority and set up a task force and a proper plan of action.
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