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PETALING JAYA: Users of social networks took to Twitter to express their disgust at the apathy shown by the authorities to repair potholes in the roads of their jurisdiction.
They said the Department of Public Works (JKR) was practicing double standards by apologizing to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who suffered minor injuries after his bicycle hit a pothole in Banting, Selangor, yesterday.
In response a few hours after the “mishap”, JKR said it would take immediate action to repair the pothole and hoped that Khairy would recover quickly from his injuries.
One Twitter user, calling himself AZaM, wrote: “If it was an ordinary person involved, they (JKR) would ignore it. It is sad that double standards are practiced here. “
A tweet from “Darth Vader” read: “If it was just the normal rakyat, would you apologize? He is a minister. Just do your job, you can save people’s lives. “
Another Twitter user, Rano Pano, while unhappy with the delay in repairing the potholes, said that this particular pothole was repaired despite being Sunday.
“I urge the KJ (Khairy) officials to provide the route that they will use next week, so that JKR will repair more roads,” he said sarcastically.
Some also took the opportunity to post photos of potholes in their areas in Kuala Langat, Banting and Pulau Carey. Others posted photos of puddles of water on the streets.
In his tweet, retweeted more than 3,500 times, Khairy posted photos of his bruised face and pothole, next to a ditch.
“Pothole, ditch, KJ. 2020 continues to give, ”he tweeted.
