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DAP to replace Jagdeep Singh Deo with a new deputy chief minister in Penang?
Is DAP ‘sacking’ its underperforming deputy chief minister Jagdeep Singh Deo?
Update1
Jagdeep given 11 days’ leave, says Chow
The Penang chief minister says there have been no discussions about a potential switch in Jagdeep Singh Deo’s portfolio.
Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said he had been informed that Jagdeep Singh Deo has begun receiving the necessary treatment. (Facebook pic)
In a statement, Chow also rubbished rumours about a potential switch in Jagdeep’s portfolio, saying this had
.never been discussed
said Chow.After considering his explanation and the purpose of his leave application, I granted him leave of 11 working days from July 22 until Aug 5 as per his request,
Chow said he was informed that Jagdeep had
yesterday.started receiving the necessary treatment
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22, 2024: According to a Free Malaysia Today news report today, Penang Deputy Chief Minister Jagdeep Singh Deo is on garden leave.
Definition of garden leave:
Garden leave is a transition period for employees who give or are given notice of termination, keeping them on the payroll but away from the workplace. Under the leave, employees are prohibited from working for the competition or themselves.
It is not surprising that this son of Karpal Singh’s political career may be coming to an end, prematurely.
As a state executive councillor holding the housing portfolio in 2017, Jagdeep could not even arrange a meeting between the then abandoned Majestic Heights Phase 2A house buyers and the White Knight that revived and completed the 370-unit project that was abandoned for 20 years.
Jagdeep and his office did not even bother to respond to the buyers’ adhoc committee’s written request for a meeting to discuss their plight.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below the FMT report:
Penang DCM Jagdeep on ‘short break’ amid talk of advice to take leave
-22 Jul 2024, 05:09 PM
The deputy chief minister is reportedly on garden leave while a top DAP leader declined to comment.
Datok Keramat assemblyman Jagdeep Singh Deo was named Penang deputy chief minister in August 2023.
PETALING JAYA: Penang deputy chief minister Jagdeep Singh Deo says he is taking a short break from work, amid talk that he has been advised to take leave from his role in the state executive council (exco).
Jagdeep told FMT he has some matters in Kuala Lumpur to address and that he would be going on a short break with my kids.
He said he was currently in KL to seek a second opinion for an ankle injury, adding that this had caused him chronic pain for the past few months.
He also said he was seeking treatment for psoriasis, a skin condition that causes flaky patches of skin all over the body, which he had only recently developed.
Jagdeep added that he will resume his exco duties on Thursday.
A senior DAP leader refused to comment when contacted. FMT has also reached out to chief minister Chow Kon Yeow for comment.
The Star quoted sources as saying the Datok Keramat assemblyman started his leave today after being advised to do so to resolve a certain personal problem.
His personal issue is said to have affected his duties as a member of the state executive council.
FMT has learned that an assemblyman is expected to take over Jagdeep’s human capital development, science and technology portfolio, while Jagdeep will take on a backbencher’s role.
Jagdeep was named Penang deputy chief minister alongside PKR’s Batu Maung assemblyman, Mohamad Abdul Hamid, in August 2023 after the Penang state election.
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