BN-Umno only looks after itself and
cronies
By Chua Jui Meng
Chua ending his ceramah after the arrival of Anwar Ibrahim in Taman Daya, Tebrau,
on Jan 25, 2013.
THE
Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government leaders only look after the financial
interest of themselves, their families and cronies.
We
must wipe out corruption to bring real benefits to the rakyat and country.
For
this to be realised, the BN must go.
Pakatan
Rakyat (PR) is committed to poverty eradication and is confident of raising the
monthly income of families who are now RM1,500 and below to RM4,000 in its
first term of governance.
Give
us the opportunity and chance to show what we can do for the rakyat and country in five years. It is
still your choice to change if you are not satisfied with our performance.
We
will govern with integrity and responsibility.
The
tens of billions of ringgit in savings from leakages or corruption and the
prudent use of oil revenue will finance people-centric fiscal measures that can
fast track the socio-economic growth of Malaysians and country.
PR
de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has the credentials and track record to ensure
success. He achieved budget surpluses in his last five years as finance
minister and deputy prime minister.
All
other finance ministers have never achieved a budget surplus.
Prime
Minister Najib Abdul Razak can only show a capital flight of RM1 trillion and a
federal debt of RM620 billion (including off
Budget liabilities or sovereign guarantees for private corporations like the
Port Klang Free Zone and government-linked company loans ending 2011) in his four
years in office.
Malaysians and their country are
slowly but surely heading towards bankruptcy under Najib and BN.
PR
leaders fronting a crowd of about 8,000 in the Taman Daya, Tebrau, ceramah on Jan 25, 2013.
If the rakyat gives PR the mandate to govern after the 13th General
Election, some of our major priorities are:
Ø To implement measures to raise salaries and wages;
Ø To reduce the retail price of oil to lower the cost of
transportation of goods and services thereby triggering a domino effect in
cheaper essentials ;
Ø To scrap the Automated Enforcement System (AES) which is only
aimed at enriching MCA and Umno cronies;
Ø To implement reforms to stop the rot in education standards
due to the lowering of grades to shore up “achievements”; and
Ø Free education from primary to tertiary levels for all
Malaysian children irrespective of race and religion.
Anwar
told a crowd of about 8,000 that Islam is about peace and justice, not wealth
accumulation. It is about eradicating poverty. It is not about hate, arrogance
and injustice. Who will respect Islam if it is used to propagate cruelty and
threaten others, like the call to burn Bibles. Muslims must eradicate rampant
corruption in Malaysia as we are now labelled as Bapa Rasuah (Father of Corruption) by the world. In governance,
whether we are in power, whether you steal contracts, balak (timber) or lembu (cows),
we are all accountable and responsible for our actions to Allah (God). It is
impossible to manipulate or cheat Allah. We all want to live in peace, why must
Umno’s Perkasa call for the burning of Bibles. Why is Najib mum on this and no
one dares to tegur Ibrahim Ali or
Perkasa? I am also not against business but I am against a government that
exploits the poor through raising prices of essentials to feed unabated
corruption.
Anwar arriving to a rousing welcome by
the Taman Daya crowd.
Anwar reaching out to shake the hands of
an enthusiastic audience immediately after his address.
PKR vice-president and Johor PKR chief
Chua Jui Meng (seated right) having supper with Anwar and other Johor PKR
leaders after a successful ceramah in
Taman Daya, Tebrau, on Jan 25, 2013.
