Janji PRU 13 Pakatan Rompah

Friday, August 13, 2010

DAP's election evangelism begins

PETALING JAYA: Although the date of the next general election is still shrouded in mystery, DAP, however, has already embarked on its mission of conversion.

Its' leaders nationwide had been isntructed to preach about the pro-people policies which would come into effect should Pakatan Rakyat form government, in a bid to win the hearts and minds of the voters.

Announcing this at a press conference at the party headquarters here, secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the decision was made by the Central Executive Committee (CEC).

He said the CEC wanted its leaders to focus on three major policy initiatives which would come into effect should Pakatan reach the light at the end of the Putrajaya tunnel.

“First, we will ensure that saman ekor (postal traffic summons) is abolished. Blacklisting owners of vehicles is unfair and declared illegal by the courts as it is contrary to natural justice,” he said.

“Second, senior citizens above the age of 60 will be given RM1,000 a year in appreciation of their past contributions to the nation. And third, to encourage innovation and breed human talent, we will provide free Wi-Fi throughout Malaysia,” he added.

Lim, who revealed that the initiatives had the backing of other Pakatan parties, however denied that these were populist measures.

“They are not populist measures, (giving money to the people) has been implemented in other countries. These are international practices, even in Thailand,” he said.

'We lose more in corruption'

If the RM1,000 for senior citizens policy was implemented, Lim said a total of RM2.1 billion would have to be dished out, and this, he conceded, would stir controversy.

“People will ask where we got the money from? But we have to think of how much we lose in corruption every year... this amounts to RM28 billion, and RM2.1 billion is not even one percent of that…giving money to yourself is wrong, giving money to people, is not wrong,” he said.

Lim, who is the penang chief minister, said the party would continue giving RM1,000 to senior citizens “as long as Pakatan Rakyat is in power”.

He, however, dismissed claims that this was a form of vote-buying since the election date had yet to be announced.

Hapus cukai 5 tahun jika Pakatan jadi kerajaan

Dzulfikar Mashoor

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