Pakatan plans on administrating this country with initiatives by the current Barisan Nasional government

Pakatan plans on administrating this country with initiatives by the current Barisan Nasional government

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but Pakatan Rakyat fooled no one by presenting themselves as the answer to the socioeconomic problems they’ve concocted inside their heads. What they’ve presented as the GE13 manifesto has been heavily criticised for its lack as sightfulness, as well as being a copycat to the policies and programmes of the Federal Government. In a recent move to lift the spirit, as well as appreciate the unvetted service provided by the civil service and the Malaysian police and armed forces , Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Razak announced the parity of salaries for the civil service, the police and armed forces under a new policy, Transformative Remuneration System (SST). Several initiatives were also announced by the Prime Minister, including a pay rise of up to 10 per cent, improved costs of living allowances as well as housing allowances for the 1.5 million civil service staff nationwide. Here’s what PKR Strategy Director Rafizi Ramli has to say about this: “It is utterly irresponsible for Najib to woo civil servants unashamedly in the hope that they will support UMNO and BN (in the coming general election).” What he failed to say was that his comrades in Pakatan, the PAS central committee, actually approved of this raise and pledged to “match and improve” on any promise made by the Prime Minister in raising salaries and allowances, should Pakatan win GE13. How is this not wooing civil servants unashamedly in the hope that they will support Pakatan Rakyat? “The PAS central committee met and has taken the stand that any announcement made by the Prime Minister will be continued when Pakatan Rakyat runs Putrajaya,” PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musasaid as reported in Harakah Daily Online. And how does this tally with PKR Vice President Nurul Izzah Anwar’s infamous statement last week which lambasted the security forces, and irresponsibly called for restructuring of the police and armed forces, including abolishing the General Operations Force and Special Branch? How does PAS’ stand reflect on DAP’s Tony Pua who said that Pakatan will reduce the number of civil servants by half when they are in power? Civil servants form a key demographic among the 13.3 million voters eligible to cast their ballots in GE13. It is clear that both the government and the opposition cannot afford to ignore this fact. While the government is making strides in appreciating and assisting the civil servants, police personnel and armed forces, Pakatan Rakyat is confusing the rakyat with its plethora of pre and post manifesto promises. PAS says one thing, PKR and DAP say another. This has always been the case, and this will always be the case should these power mad opportunists takeover Putrajaya. And let’s not forget Selangor MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s infamous statement that a “manisfesto is not a promise.”