I have been writing a number of posts about the pig farming project issue in Kuala Langat, Selangor. Many other bloggers also wrote about it. Do a search with the keywords selangor pig farm using Google’s Blog Search and you can see many of the posts about the pig farm project.

Among them:

1. Mega Pig Farm at Kg. Tumbok, Tanjong Sepat, Selangor (MDZakri.com)
2. Babi-Buta and Pig Farms (Sagaladoola)
3. Ada Apa Dengan Babi (Without Prejudice)

More blog posts…

It has been more than a month since the 8 March 2008 political tsunami which sees the BN losing their 2/3 majority in Parliament and conceding 5 state assemblies to Pakatan Rakyat. The Federal Government and all state governments have been established, although Perak, Perlis and Terengganu faced with some problems initially. However, it seems, there is still too much politicking, especially by BN over their losses.

The state governments of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor under Pakatan Rakyat have started working immediately after their Chief Ministers were sworn in. Whereas, the media is full of coverage of finger-pointing within BN components parties as to why the BN suffered a setback in the elections. Calls for the Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down have been going on for the last 5 weeks. Politicking within BN parties are set to steal the limelight this year, particularly UMNO, MCA and Gerakan, as their party elections will be held this year.

Not enough with that, in recent weeks, in particular, Selangor, politicking continues over the pig farming project in Kuala Langat. It is well-known now that it was the previous BN administration that approves the project weeks prior to the General Election. Why the objection when the new administration decides to go on with it? To the BN in Selangor, do you oppose just because you are now the Opposition? As the opposition, you do not oppose for the sake of opposing. Rather, the opposition’s role is to provide check and balance to the government.

It’s time to stop all the politicking and start working for the people, as, no matter the government or the opposition, it is the rakyat that voted you in. Makkal Sakhti!

Selangor State Executive Councillor Yaakob Sapari released a photograph depicting Tanjung Sepat state assemblyman Karim Mansor showing thumbs up at a modern pig farm in Germany.

This is in response to the objections by UMNO and NGO against the state government’s decision to proceed with the modern pig farming project to be located in Kuala Langat. The project was approved by the previous BN administration, before losing the state to Pakatan Rakyat in the recent General Election. Karim and former MB Khir Toyo have objected to the pig farming project when the state government announced the decision to proceed.

It looks like UMNO is trying to gain political mileage by politicizing the pig farming project when they were the ones who approved it when in power. Ironically, the project is located in and around seats won by BN during the General Election.

The modern pig farming project is aimed at centralizing all pig farms in the state into a single farm, which uses modern farming technology to ensure cleanliness and reduce environmental pollution. Waste produced will be recycled into biogas to produce electricity for the farm.