PR’s manifesto repackaged as BN’s ‘MONEYFESTO'

PAS has found at least nine items in BN’s manifesto launched over the weekend which are actually copied from the PR manifesto that was heavily criticised by BN leaders when unveiled in February.

PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali said BN had only change its wording.

“The most obvious is BN’s promise to pay more than 20 percent oil royalty to oil producing states,” he said.

He said BN used different terminology in its manifesto while replicating policies mooted by PR.

Other ‘promises’ copied from PR's manifesto are reduction of car prices, affordable housing, inter-state highspeed train, Sabah-Sarawak linkage highway, taxi permits and data consolidation for security purposes.

Last Saturday, BN chairman Najib Razak announced that Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia would be increased to RM1,200.

Themed “Rakyat Didahulukan” (People First) under the title “Menepati Janji Membawa Harapan” (A Promise of Hope), BN’s manifesto, whose launching was telecast live on all public channels including public-funded RTM, covers 17 areas including rural development, youth, education, corruption and crime.

PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar said while BN’s manifesto was populist, there was something missing.

“It left out something more important, fundamental reforms,” she said.

DAP sectary general Lim Guan Eng meanwhile labeled BN’s manifesto as a "copycat manifesto".

Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, PAS information chief, who earlier pre-empted that Najib would replicate PR’s manifesto, described the BN’s promises as nothing new.

“The manifesto has become 'moneyfesto'. They copied and then just added more money to it. But, this is the first time BN has to publish a manifesto to counter the opposition. It looks like they are prepared for a historic defeat,” added the Pahang PAS comissioner.

-Harakahdaily