Hadi: The pharaoh of ancient Egypt gave BR1M, too

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said the federal government’s efforts to give the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) is nothing new as the matter had been implemented by the Egyptian pharaoh ages ago.

Abdul Hadi said the pharaoh had been giving out assistance, but it was not directed to improve their livelihood but to make the people stupid.

"We (Pakatan) do not want to see the people become beggars but to uplift them by giving them proper jobs and creating new ones.

"In Pakatan Rakyat we do not want to insult the people as it is the responsibility of the government to make the people cleverer. 

"That is why when the government gives, you put it in your pocket as it is the people’s money, as you all are not chickens or ducks but people," he said, in mocking what had been reported in the mainstream media.

The mainstream media had been misquoting Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, alleging he had described BR1M recipients as animals, whereas the revered leader had said that what the government gives is just leftovers (hampas).

Where is the justice for the people, asked Abdul Hadi as they give little to the people but what enters their (BN) pockets is more.  

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