'Sandiwara' or opportunity for public to have their say?

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"Town hall meetings, also referred to as town halls or town hall forums, an expression that originates mainly from North America, are a way for local and national politicians to meet with their constituents either to hear from them on topics of interest or to discuss specific upcoming legislation or regulation." - WikipediaPerhaps, the first-ever town hall meeting held in the country was on Nov 14, 2008. It was organised by the Petaling Jaya City Council at its premises to get views to control the proliferation of outdoor billboards in the city.Unlike the previous administration which had implemented policies and alienated tracts of land to cronies secretly, the then freshly-minted Pakatan Rakyat government was on a mission to promote transparency and accountability. Living up to its promises of taking everyone’s views into account, it gave everyone a chance to voice…