Reps' wives ask RoS not to dissolve PBT

(...) Six wives of state assemblymen and MPs in Penang, led by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's wife, Betty Chew, petitioned the Registrar of Societies (RoS) today to reject the application by the former members of Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjung to dissolve the association.

In a letter handed to the state RoS office, Chew urged the registrar to reject the application by former PBT president Puan Sri Chui Kah Peng to dissolve the association because" the move is illegal, against the PBT's constitution, unethical and does not respect democracy and the people's mandate in wanting a change in the state government".

"We, as the wives of the current state government's wakil rakyat, want PBT to be reinstated and its functions of charity and welfare work to be resumed," she said in the letter.

Chiew expressed shock that Chui and the former PBT members had made ultra vires decisions to dissolve PBT and donate RM350,000 to Bakti.

"PBT is meant for wives of the current state government's representatitves based on the fact that it is clearly stated in its constitution that membership of the association is limited to the wives of the state assemblymen and MPs except for those from the Opposition," she said.

She pointed out that Chui and the other members were no longer valid members of PBT on March 9 when they held the annual general meeting after the general election, as there had been a change in state government.

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