KUCHING, Nov 12: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) president Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian has taken aim at the opposition, saying elected representatives should not hide behind the excuse of providing checks and balances but must demonstrate tangible results, as the rakyat have the power to assess their performance every five years.

He said the five-year electoral cycle provided the people with a clear opportunity to decide whether their elected representatives had delivered on their responsibilities.

“The bigger check and balance is very simple: every five years is your check and balance. If you don’t think the YB (elected representative) is doing well, every five years you go and check and balance,” he said when speaking to reporters after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Batu Kawa-Stephen Yong road project at Moyan on Wednesday (Nov 11).