NOVEMBER 16 ― In an earlier article I posed a question: Will there be a committee of inquiry or special task force for the LRT train disruptions?

The law to enable a public inquiry into the fiasco can be found in the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) which was passed by Parliament to provide for and regulate land public transport and for matters incidental.

Under Section 215, the Director General of Land Public Transport (DG) shall be responsible for the direction, command, control and supervision of all matters relating to land public transport under the Act.

Section 154 allows for inquiries by the DG. While subsection (1) empowers the Minister to direct the DG to hold an inquiry on any matter of a general nature which relates to the administration of the Act, subsection (2) allows for the DG to hold an inquiry on any matter ―

(a) in response to a written request from a person; or

(b) on its own initiative,

if the DG is satisfied that the matter is of significant interest to the public.

Under Section 155(3), all inquiries are to be open to the public.

The LRT service disruptions, leading to a 5-day suspension since last Wednesday (November 9), are undoubtedly of "significant interest to the public”.

When service resumed on Monday (November 14) but with disruptions at several stations, it’s time for accountability and a public inquiry.

* This is the personal opinion of the writer and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail.