PARLIAMENT | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has berated Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs for citing Quranic verses to ridicule the government’s initiatives in a bid to end hardcore poverty.
Anwar, who is also the finance minister, stressed that the re-tabled Budget 2023 was a more inclusive one compared to the previous three budgets which were carried out when PAS was part of the federal government.
“How can we use the Quran that teaches us about welfare, and we forget about our responsibilities and welfare, and relate it to 'Madani' budget?
“This is what we call as 'riding on religion (penunggang agama), using Quranic verses to insult people’,” he said.
Anwar said this when interjected by Mumtaz Md Nawi (PN – Tumpat) who complained that budget allocations for Kelantan were low despite the fact that it is one of the poorest states.
"You are misusing verses of the Quran to insult people," Anwar shot back.
"Where is the fault in my actions? I will try my best to help everyone in this country.
"If you look at the past three years' budget and compare it to the one I presented, this one is much better than the previous years. We have been inclusive towards Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Kedah.
"To use the word zalim (cruel) is incorrect and you are misusing verses of the Quran with the wrong goal and purpose," Anwar said.
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