Kim Du-gwan "Ruling Party's Mega Seoul Plan? They Opposed the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Megacity"

Kim Du-kwan, Democratic Party Lawmaker, CBS Radio Interview
"Is Yeongnam Veteran Trying to Move to Gimpo Constituency?"

As the ruling party is gearing up its 'Mega City Seoul' plan, Kim Du-kwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised his voice pointing out that ruling party-affiliated provincial governors sabotaged the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (Bu-Ul-Gyeong) Mega City, saying, "Where on earth has such a case ever happened?"

On the 3rd, Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "In fact, the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Mega City was prepared for about four years," adding, "In last year's local elections, the heads of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, the metropolitan provincial governors, all changed, and these people conspired to oppose the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Mega City."

Kim Du-kwan, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

He continued, "The people who stood by and did nothing were the People Power Party lawmakers," and pointed out, "Bu-Ul-Gyeong has 40 lawmakers, with 33 from the People Power Party and 7 from our Democratic Party. The people who abetted and agreed to oppose the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Mega City are now coming to Seoul and taking the position of the special committee chair for the Seoul Mega City?"

Referring to the recent emergence of the 'Yeongnam region senior politician metropolitan area draft' within the People Power Party, Kim said, "I don't know if it aligns with that trend, but are they trying to move their constituency to Gimpo?" and criticized, "They are really doing something absurd."

Kim also downplayed the ruling party's 'Mega Seoul' plan, calling it "misleading, divisive, and for the general election." He said, "It could cause confusion in the real estate market and probably stimulates the desires of those who want their house prices to rise," adding, "Is it acceptable for the government and ruling party, who are responsible for national governance, to do this with populism? Even the opposition should be criticized if they do this to win elections. I absolutely cannot agree with it, and it is wrong."

Kim emphasized that promoting the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Mega City is more important than the 'Mega Seoul' discussion. He said, "Through five mega cities, we need to create cities with self-sufficient functions and abundant jobs like Seoul, distributed evenly," adding, "We need to create a multipolar system, not a unipolar system."

Kim also addressed the Democratic Party, saying, "The Democratic Party is a party that inherits President Kim Dae-jung's local autonomy and President Roh Moo-hyun's balanced development policies," and stated, "From that identity standpoint, the Democratic Party needs to be resolute."

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