Putrajaya ‘privatising profit, socialising losses’, says Selangor MB

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 – Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim today accused the Najib administration of continuing a privatisation policy that enriched an elite group of companies linked to the Barisan Nasional (BN) government at the public’s expense.

The first-term Selangor mentri besar(picture) seemed to be wading into the growing controversy surrounding the federal government’s decision to dish out lucrative national projects to private firms linked to certain corporate personalities close to the ruling political powerhouse.

A former corporate captain, Khalid noted that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been talking to prominent business leaders and asking for help to develop Pakatan Rakyat (PR) led Selangor.

Selangor MB accuses Putrajaya of nepotism over KJ’s appointment

Khalid said in a statement today that the PM should not “demean” the efforts of the Bumiputera professionals who have made PUNB what it is today by picking an individual who has no track record running a successful corporation. — file pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin’s expected appointment to a key government agency shows Putrajaya still values political links above professionalism, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said today.

The Selangor mentri besar said Khairy’s appointment as Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB) chairman will benefit Umno rather than Malays, and that it would be a step back for the Bumiputera community.