Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed confidence that Malays will see through Umno-PAS entente and their dangerous game of inciting racial and religious hatred.
“Malays know who is Umno and who is PAS […] one is a thief, the other is Islam in name only but will kiss the thief on the lips.
“Malays will remember that when Umno was in power, both parties were having an affair and were indulging in khalwat for political gain,” he said during his opening address at the Bersatu national assembly in Putrajaya today.
Muhyiddin said Umno and PAS had been flirting with each other for many years but a union was never to be realised.
He said the latest example saw leaders from both parties coming together for the rally against the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd).
“For many Umno members, that was the political unity among Malays and Muslims taking shape. It was a historic moment for them. It was as though if elections were held the next day, Umno and PAS would win and form a new government.
“But in less than a week, many Umno lawmakers and party members left their party. What made it even more tragic for Umno was that PAS said it would not cooperate with Umno because the Umno ship was sinking.
“PAS feared that they would sink as well if they are too close to Umno,” said the deputy prime minister.
Muhyiddin said this showed that Umno and PAS could never collaborate effectively because of their respective self-interests.
In contrast to Umno and PAS, Muhyiddin said Bersatu would never abuse the name of Islam and would instead implement Islamic teachings in preventing the misappropriation of government funds, combating graft, improving the economy and bringing back Muslim pride.
“This is our commitment as Muslims. Our struggle to uphold Islam is defined in our party constitution,” he said.
In view of his, Muhyiddin proposed that a council comprising representatives from government and Islamic groups be set up to contribute on ways to help Muslims. – MKINI
PPBM will champion new Bumiputra national agenda, says Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) will pursue a new national Bumiputera agenda after the former administration failed to improve the people’s lives, said its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Opening the annual general meeting of PPBM’s Armada youth wing and Srikandi women’s wing, he said despite all the initiatives to uplift the community’s economic status, the Barisan Nasional government had failed because of greed.
Muhyiddin said one of the biggest challenges facing PPBM as a native-based party is to prove to the Malays and the Bumiputera as a whole that their position in Malaysia is better guaranteed under Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) rule.
“In the B40 group, 74 per cent with income below RM4,360 are Malay and Bumiputera households. They are the farmers, fishermen, small-time traders, and labourers. They ask what can the government offer? Will their lives be better under PH rule or otherwise?
“PPBM will champion a new Bumiputra Agenda that will elevate the position of the Malays and Bumiputra as a whole. I will propose to the PH Presidential Council to make the Bumiputra Agenda as PH’s Basic Policy and it will be accepted by the Cabinet to be implemented as a National Agenda,” said Muhyiddin.
The focus of this new policy will be equal outcome unlike the previous administration’s equal opportunity as equal opportunity that does not create equal outcome is still an unfair policy, he said.
As an example, Muhyiddin gave a comparison between two businessmen — the first has a capital of RM10 while the other has a capital of RM100.
Even if both obtained 100 per cent profit the one with the smaller capital will only bring home a total of RM20 when compared to his competitor who will gain RM200, he said.
“Therefore if focus is given only to equal opportunity instead of equal outcome, income disparity will continue to grow,” said Muhyiddin.
He also said a database to identify Bumiputra entrepreneurs who require assistance should be developed as a support structure.
The database would focus on Bumiputra startups, particularly those involved in new technology, digital economy, renewable energy, automated agriculture and financial technology — sectors which are in line with the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Echoing BN’s previous policies, Muhyiddin still wants priorities on government procurement to be granted to Bumiputra companies on a carve-out and compete policy, among others.
However, the veteran politician promised that the execution and implementation of these policies will be conducted without the elements of corruption and leakages.
“Continuous monitoring will also be conducted by a body with executive powers to ensure the goal of this policy will be achieved. This body will be responsible to identify any problems at the implementation stage and raise the issue to the government to find a solution,” said Muhyiddin.
Among the agencies that will be available to assist the government in this endeavour include Teraju, Bumiputra Economic Council, Mara, Tekun, PUNB, and Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia.
Muhyiddin said the indicators that the policy is a successful one will be based on stronger purchasing power, manageable costs of living and inflation, smaller disparity of income among races, classes and regions and greater contribution from the SME sector to Malaysia’s gross national income. – MALAY MAIL
MKINI / MALAY MAIL
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