As the November 20 Melaka state elections approach, politicians have been promising to address the people’s woes.

But citizens are realising that the promises are only brought up when elections are near and tend not to be followed up.

Citizens in Asahan town, located at Jasin, Melaka, for the longest time have been hearing that a petrol station would be built for their convenience.

Currently, the 30,000 people living there have to share a solitary fuelling station which is a 30-minute driving distance from the town.

Rosiah Osman, a resident, claimed that till now there has been no development and the people have resorted to storing petrol in plastic bottles for emergency purposes.

Malaysians are sensing that politicians are leveraging on promises that do not hold water for votes again.

Noroz Khan said, “They will come there and promise you heaven and hell and when they have won, they are gone.”

It is unbelievable that after 64 years of independence, basic infrastructure like petrol stations and banks are not available in certain parts of Melaka.

Edward King proposed that elections should be held every year if that is what it takes for the struggles of people to be highlighted.

“Only during elections, do politicians care for the Rakyat, other times they are busy enriching themselves,” he said.

The Asahan state constituency on Saturday will see a battle of six politicians hoping to win. The candidates are Fairul Nizam Roslan (Barisan Nasional), Danesh Basil (Perikatan Nasional), Datuk Seri Idris Haron (Pakatan Harapan) and independent candidates Mohd Noor Salleh, Azmar Abdul Hamid and Mohd Akhir Ayob.

-THE MALAYSIA VOICE