Harapan liked to 'cut here, cut there' during its time in power - Wan Saiful

 

Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan said Pakatan Harapan has shown during its time in power that its main policies involved slashing allocations, regardless of the people’s needs.

Harapan’s “agenda of cutting” allocations would cause continuous instability in the country, Wan Saiful declared.

“When we, Bersatu, were part of Harapan, when the rakyat needed help and were asking for help, we saw how Harapan’s agenda was just to cut here, cut there.

“Reduce this aid, cut that aid, get rid of this aid. Instead, they gave out an RM30 cash aid. RM30 aid? How will anyone survive? That amount will finish after one or two meals,” Wan Saiful quipped.

He was speaking at a briefing event for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) machinery in Senggarang in Batu Pahat, Johor, last night as part of their preparations for the forthcoming Johor snap polls.

However, the real danger of Harapan lies in their ideology, which he said went against what founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman had in mind for the country when it gained independence.

DAP and left-leaning ideologies

Wan Saiful claimed that DAP, in particular, has openly expressed left-leaning ideologies born from socialism.

“Usually, people like to call them a Chinese party (but)… that is not why we are doubtful of DAP.

“It is just that when we refer to the ideology they profess, they clearly and openly state that they hold onto the social democratic ideology.

“Simply explained, it is one of the branches of the leftist movement and it is under the family of socialism.

“Do we want to see our country going into socialism? That is why we have to be careful,” he added.

PKR also has socialist influences, as it was formed from the merging of Parti Keadilan Nasional (PKN) and Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), Wan Saiful said.

“When you talk about PRM, no one can question that they were a socialist party in this country and the influence they had on PKN was undeniable,” he said.

Though several PKR leaders have said their party ideology is centre-left, Wan Saiful said anything that has the word ‘left’ in it is considered part of the leftist movement.

“This is very different from what Tunku Abdul Rahman wanted for the country,” he said.

As such, Wan Saiful said he hopes Harapan will not be allowed to take root in Johor and use it as a base to spread its ideology to the other states in Malaysia.

Separately, Wan Saiful also stated that PN component parties had completed their seat negotiations earlier today.

However, he did not reveal any details about the completed seat negotiations.

The Election Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Feb 9, to fix the dates for the Johor state election, following the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly on Jan 22. - Mkini