Time to rise on own merits, not form ‘kongsi’ parties

 

From JD Lovrenciear

As the social media space heats up with speculation of a general election by September or early 2023, political party wigs are mooting all sorts of “kongsi” schemes.

While a “big tent” or coalition or even forging an MoU may sound like grand plans to clinch more seats in GE15, what all these means is that each of the many political parties we have in the country do not have the confidence and track record to emerge victorious independently.

What all these names like “big tent”, grand coalition, partnerships or entering into an “understanding” between parties really mean is that none of them are able to count on their own merits.

Whatever happened to all their party credo or their “articles of faith”?

Indeed, it is not unfounded to say that such pre-election “kongsi” ideas only reflect an erosion of leadership and their lack of confidence in their parties’ track record.

They also echo a loud din of how corrupt and deceptive politicians have become so much so that they need to “kongsi” between parties for a desperate short cut route to power.

When a political party decades old cannot stand on its own, propagate a manifesto that is deliverable by its leaders, and is not confident of proclaiming its past commendable services to people and nation, any form of “kongsi” power is an attempt to deceive the voters.

The most honourable thing to do is to only enter into a coalition or power sharing after you have marched through the polls as an independent party.

Only then can we say for sure that the party/parties are truly committed to nation building.

Let us hear the response of our political party leaders.

In the meantime, I think Malaysians must in no uncertain terms tell off our politicians that their forging of any “kongsi” plans for GE15 is a bluff to high heaven.

In fact, it is just as shameful a ploy as frogging after an election. - FMT

JD Lovrenciear is an FMT reader.

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.