Najib, BN, don’t have the courage to
debate PR’s manifesto
By Chua Jui Meng
Chua explaining the details of PR’s
election manifesto in his ceramah in
Johor’s Tanjong Gading, Ledang, on March 1, 2013.
BARISAN
Nasional (BN) does not have the courage and the intelligence to counter
rationally with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) over PR’s election manifesto that was
unveiled on Feb 25, 2013.
BN
only uses rhetoric and adjectives to dismiss PR’s manifesto as impractical,
dangerous, empty promises, ruining and bankrupting the nation, among many other
unsubstantiated accusations.
However,
BN fails to provide any sound argument, details and basis on the contents of
the manifesto to back their criticisms based on the contents of the manifesto.
There
is also no response when Prime Minister cum Finance Minister Najib Abdul Razak
is challenged to debate with PR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim to debate the
manifesto.
Why
are the Najib and Umno-led BN behaving as such?
Because
they know PR is able to implement and fulfill its electoral promises and
therefore cannot possibly articulate intelligently and convincingly to rubbish
PR manifesto.
They
know PR can implement the election manifesto when it comes to power but BN
cannot.
BN
is unable to come up with such a people-centric manifesto because of its
corrupt ways and enrichment agenda.
The
bulk of the country’s annual revenue, now highly dependent on borrowings, is
allocated to fund grandiose mega projects that enrich BN, especially Umno,
cronies.
This
is in contrast with PR’s election manifesto that focuses on empowering the
people for nation building.
PR’s
Manifesto Rakyat (People’s
Manifesto), themed Pakatan Harapan Rakyat
(People’s Hope in Pakatan), is based on a four-prong action plan to help
reshape and the thrust of the nation’s socio-economic growth.
It
is aimed at fast tracking the people and Malaysia’s growth by implementing
fiscal policies that empower the rakyat
and their interest, not that of political cronies.
Top
of the manifesto’s agenda are the measures to ensure The People’s Well-Being. Listed are measures that are easy to
understand and self-explanatory why they will fulfill the aspirations and hopes
of a thriving rakyat:
Ø Lower oil
prices;
Ø Lower
electricity charges;
Ø Lower water
charges;
Ø Abolish tolls;
Ø Abolish
monopolies;
Ø Lower car
prices;
Ø 150,000
affordable and comfortable housing;
Ø National Housing
Corporation: investing RM5 billion in the first year and RM2 billion a year
after to build affordable and comfortable housing;
Ø Free education
for all, abolishing PTPTN;
Ø Eliminate AES,
revoking AES summonses;
Ø Justice for
Felda settlers;
Ø Increase police
capability solving crime;
Ø Free ward
service to all citizens in all government hospitals for class 2 and 3 wards;
and
Ø Social welfare
assistance increased to RM550 a month.
An enthusiastic PR supporter turns the
tables on Barisan Nasional (BN)’s latest “I Love PM” gimmick. His “edited”
banner is “I Love New PM Anwar”.” PR de facto leader Anwar
Ibrahim also delivered a ceramah to
Johoreans in Ledang. His message is to ignore and not to believe the lies being
spun by BN’s controlled print and electronic media on the so-called disunity in
PR and the rubbishing of PR’s election manifesto. Anwar said the BN only rubbishes
and condemns the manifesto that was prepared over the past year with economists
and the consensus of the DAP, PAS and PKR.
The
other three focuses in the manifesto are The
Fraternity Of The People, The
People’s Economy and People’s
Government.
The
details of the PR manifesto are now available online. You have a choice to view
the summary or full manifesto, in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Tamil,
Iban or Kadazan.
Just
click the URL link below:
